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Malthus on social classes: higher, lower and middle

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Malthus’s views on the relative roles and importance of the social classes—higher, lower and middle—are presented. The view commonly expressed in the secondary literature that he was prejudiced in favour of the upper classes is questioned. The view that he was uncaring or unsympathetic toward the labouring classes is said to lack textual support. It is argued that the economic importance he attributed to the middle classes and to a greater equality in the distribution of property, income and wealth is an essential, although frequently neglected, feature of his political economy.

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  • John Pullen, 2019. "Malthus on social classes: higher, lower and middle," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 43(5), pages 1417-1435.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cambje:v:43:y:2019:i:5:p:1417-1435.
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    1. Alison Bashford, 2022. "Malthus and gender," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 62(3), pages 198-210, November.
    2. Michaela Kreyenfeld & Dirk Konietzka & Philippe Lambert & Vincent Jerald Ramos, 2023. "Second Birth Fertility in Germany: Social Class, Gender, and the Role of Economic Uncertainty," European Journal of Population, Springer;European Association for Population Studies, vol. 39(1), pages 1-27, December.

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