Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (141-143)
What is the invisible hand?
What is the proper role of government in a nation’s
economy, according to Smith?
Thomas Malthus’ On the Principle of Population
(143-145)
What are the “fixed laws” of human nature, according to
Malthus?
Compare the laws which govern the growth of population
with the laws which
govern the growth of the food supply, according to
Malthus.
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