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The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c. 1840

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  • Patrice Bouche

    (University of Lille)

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We deal with the "Post-Malthusian" stage of falling mortality and sustained fertility, from a history of ideas perspective. We argue that minor writings provide an insight into the various shades of contemporary responses to population explosion that paved the way for a subtler understanding of demographic trends. Population literature was not all either pro- or anti-Malthusian: one publication by physician Charles Loudon exemplifies a non-Malthusian panacea meant to contain population growth. While the British government's response boiled down to pauper management, Loudon and others suggested that fostering the well-being of the masses might help control population growth.

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  • Patrice Bouche, 2011. "The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c. 1840," Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 2, pages 167-184, April-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:rpo:ripoec:y:2011:i:2:p:167-184
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    Keywords

    history of ideas; Britain; 19th century; population literature; population explosion; child mortality; natural contraception; poor law reform; labour supply/labour glut; home colonisation; age of marriage; sexual morality; providentialism;
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    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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