The Principles of Population and Production as They are Affected by the Progress of Society: With a View to Moral and Politicial Consequences

Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1816 - 493 pages

BOOK I	1

Objections of those who deny this option page 402	4

CHAPTER II	11

stages	17

CHAPTER III	21

Conclusions to be drawn in favour of the authors hypo	44

What is the state of nature when applied to man in	51

CHAPTER V	58

Are made up of the wages of labour the wear and tear	265

And on the habits of the labourers page	268

Objections that may be offered to them	274

CHAPTER X	280

Taxes with observations	286

CHAPTER XI	297

Mistaken reasoning propagated by various writers on this	304

Some fluctuations in price must be expected page	306

Summary of the providential course of society in	64

This sufficient to prevent the pressure of population where	66

America	74

Illustrations from American writers	76

But a corresponding abatement takes place in the progress	82

Effects of the progress of society on the marriages of	84

Arrangements of the population where one third dwells	88

Effects of these arrangements page	90

Details respecting Turkey	96

Application of the fundamental propositions to the state	104

These proofs derived from calculation upon actual returns	110

Conclusions from the preceding view	120

CHAPTER VIII	127

Illustrations from a reference to the present condition	135

Observations upon the authorized practice of infanticide	142

The increase of industry the improvement of the govern	143

Opposition between the hypothesis maintained in this trea	151

Provided the people are reasonably moral and industrious	160

They should always encourage industry	166

Modes by which this may be effected	172

How far experience justifies such a system	178

CHAPTER II	186

Opinions of Dr Paley	192

Summary of these opinions page	202

The arguments of this chapter establish the truth of	213

Illustrations from Ireland and America	219

The encouragement must therefore increase in proportion	227

This encouragement must be afforded by the legislature	233

own people	234

Agriculture cannot permanently flourish unless the price	248

It is no monopoly price but only a fair remuneration	254

Reasons for thinking that it may be afforded not only with	312

CHAPTER XIII	318

BOOK III	324

Progress of society depends upon mens spontaneous ope	325

Any principle of conduct allowable on religious and moral	331

to the pastoral tribes of Asia	333

Gratifying however to be able to prove them so	337

Illustrated by a fact	344

Irish absentees and other benevolent persons exhorted	349

Exposes a church to great and severe trials	355

By no means favourable to despotic and immoral govern	361

Extraordinary conclusion of Sir Frederick Eden respecting	369

Reference to the work of Mr Duncan of Ruthwell	376

General conclusions with respect to the exercise of charity	383

CHAPTER V	396

Afford a free option of marriage to the lower	404

And to those advanced in this treatise	410

CHAPTER VII	416

And to the proportion of deaths respectively taking place	422

And have nevertheless produced many and striking	426

Conclusions respecting the virtue and happiness of women	432

The moral and political blessings necessary to that pro	438

Therefore the more complete the sway of morals is allowed	444

The remedies applied	450

As to morals page	456

Whether they may suggest some improvements in the sys	462

CHAPTER IX	468

Conclusions respecting it upon the hypothesis of	474

Future expectations to be derived from this view	480

Satisfaction to be derived from these truths by politicians	487

Conclusion	493

Title	The Principles of Population and Production as They are Affected by the Progress of Society: With a View to Moral and Politicial Consequences Issue 21429 of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature The Principles of Population and Production, as They are Affected by the Progress of Society: With a View to Moral and Political Consequences, John Weyland
Author	John Weyland
Publisher	Baldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1816
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	3 Nov 2008
Length	493 pages

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