Sunday, September 15, 2013

I feel like the contrast between Malthus and Sen on famines is a little contrived...

Posted by dkuehn at 9:44 PM
...what I don't know is where that originates - I've only found other people make the sharp contrasts. I've read a little of what Sen has to say about Malthus, but only on preventative checks and not on famine.

Poor Malthus.

5 comments:

  1. AbsalonSeptember 15, 2013 at 9:54 PM

    Speaking of Malthus - when is the baby due?

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  2. CurrentSeptember 16, 2013 at 6:57 AM

    Malthus' grave in Bath Abbey says something similar about him being misunderstood.

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  3. Blue AuroraSeptember 16, 2013 at 7:25 AM

    Although I missed Stickman's post on Malthus from last year, I have to agree.

    Poor Malthus indeed...still, his Essay on the Principle of Population and his Principles of Political Economy both deserve their acclaim as classics in social science!

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  4. Grant McDermottSeptember 16, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Much obliged.

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