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Malthus and the Utilitarians

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell*
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Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science/Revue canadienne de economiques et science politique , Volume 28 , Issue 2 , May 1962 , pp. 268 - 274
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Copyright © Canadian Political Science Association 1962

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