Malthusianism
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Lectures on the Relation between Law and Public Opinion in England
The population theory associated with Malthus, linked to Poor Law policy.
Francis Place disbelieved in trade unionism, but believed heart and soul in Malthusianism, and in the saving virtues of the New Poor Law, if only it were administered with sufficient severity.
In 1830 Sadler’s ignorant and illogical attacks on Malthusianism involved him in a literary duel with the eloquent Whig reviewer.
Law in a Free State
The doctrine of limiting population growth to raise wages by restricting labour supply, examined and criticised as a remedy for labour's condition.
Malthusianism also aims likewise at raising the price of labour, but by limiting the supply.
Of course it could not, any more than Socialism or Malthusianism or any other scheme for counteracting the laws of nature.