Principles of Political Economy (Malthus book)

Principles of Political Economy Considered with a View to their Applications
Cover page (second edition)
AuthorThomas Robert Malthus
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1820
Publication placeEngland

Principles of Political Economy Considered with a View to their Applications,[1] simply referred to as Principles of Political Economy, was written by the nineteenth-century British political economist Thomas Malthus in 1820.[2] Malthus wrote Principles of Political Economy as a rebuttal to David Ricardo's On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.[3] While the main focus of their work is to explain economic depressions in Europe and the reasons why they occur,[3] Malthus uses his scholarship to explore price determination and the value of goods.[4]

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  3. ^ a b Dorfman, Robert (September 1989). "Thomas Robert Malthus and David Ricardo". Journal of Economic Perspectives. 3 (3): 153–164. doi:10.1257/jep.3.3.153. ISSN 0895-3309.
  4. ^ Hodgson, Geoffrey (2004). "MALTHUS, Thomas Robert (1766-1834)" (PDF). Biographical Dictionary of British Economists.