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This was the tension to which Malthus gave classical expression when he called attention to the tendency of population when unchecked to grow geometrically , while the supply of food could at best be expected to rise arithmetically .
This was the tension to which Malthus gave classical expression when he called attention to the tendency of population when unchecked to grow geometrically , while the supply of food could at best be expected to rise arithmetically .
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It was Ricardo who gave clearest expression to what is usually termed the law of diminishing returns : 33 Whilst the land yields abundantly , wages may temporarily rise , and the producers may consume more than their accustomed ...
It was Ricardo who gave clearest expression to what is usually termed the law of diminishing returns : 33 Whilst the land yields abundantly , wages may temporarily rise , and the producers may consume more than their accustomed ...
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Germany's neighbours looked on her ambivalently during our period , if only because at least until 1871 Germany was more of a geographical expression than a recognisable political unit . Until the end of the German Confederation in 1866 ...
Germany's neighbours looked on her ambivalently during our period , if only because at least until 1871 Germany was more of a geographical expression than a recognisable political unit . Until the end of the German Confederation in 1866 ...
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