An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings

Malthus' work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. This book deals with his work.
Malthus’s provocative historical work on social economy, demography, and population controlMalthus’s seminal work on human population and its dependency on food production and other environmental factors was highly controversial upon its publication in 1798. Creator of what has come to be called the Malthusian catastrophe, he argued that humans would disregard the limits of natural resources, leading to a worldwide plague of famine and disease. Malthus significantly influenced the thinking of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, and his ideas remain intrinsic to the modern fields of social theory, economics, and the environment.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.