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The Malthus Factor: Poverty, Politics and Population in Capitalist Development by Eric B. Ross Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1998 ISBN-10: 1-85649-564-7 / 1856495647 ISBN-13: 978-1-85649-564-6 / 9781856495646 This book represents a major critique of the way Malthusian thinking has influenced capitalist development policy in the modern period, as well as in the past. Taking an historical and comparative view, it highlights the strategic role of Malthusian ideas in the defence of capitalist political econo |