Malthus vs. Wordsworth: perspectives on humankind, nature and economy

In this paper the view of humankind and nature upon which the thinking of Malthus is founded will be reflected on and contrasted with the opposed understanding of his contemporary Wordsworth. We show that the economic considerations of both are based decidedly on the premise of these views, and that...

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Main Authors: Becker, Christian (Author) , Faber, Malte (Author) , Hertel, Kirsten (Author) , Manstetten, Reiner (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics March 2004
Series:Discussion Paper Series / Universität Heidelberg, Department of Economics no. 404
In: Discussion paper series (no. 404)

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Online Access:Resolving-System, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/127221
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.uni-heidelberg.de/institute/fak18/awi/publications/papers/dp404.pdf
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Author Notes:Christian Becker, Malte Faber, Kirsten Hertel and Reiner Manstetten
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Malthus vs. Wordsworth: perspectives on humankind, nature and economy : a contribution to the history and the foundations of ecological economics by Becker, Christian (Author) , Faber, Malte (Author) , Hertel, Kirsten (Author) , Manstetten, Reiner (Author) ,


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