In his most famous work, framed partially as a response to William Godwin's optimistic Political Justice, he argues that England's poor laws actually cause the poor to become more destitute and more numerous.
He supported the Corn Laws in Grounds of an Opinion and argued for an endogenous interpretation of money. In his most famous work, framed partially as a response to William Godwin's optimistic Political Justice, he argues that England's poor laws actually cause the poor to become more destitute and more numerous. His central contention was that a linear increase of available resources is naturally insufficient. For 10 points, identify this economist who made dire predictions about the inevitability of war, famine, and misery in his "Essay on Population."
He supported the Corn Laws in Grounds of an Opinion and argued for an endogenous interpretation of money.
Thomas Robert {Malthus}