The Malthus delusion

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Persson, Karl Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 48749099282     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1361491608002219     Document Type: Review

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