Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 55 Malthus, T. R. (Thomas Robert) 1766 1834 Malthus, Thomas Robert The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn Intended as an appendix to "Observations on the corn laws" Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn; intended as an Appendix to 'Observations on the Corn Law'" by the Rev. T.R. Malthus is a political economy treatise written in the early 19th century, during a time when public policy regarding agricultural trade was a hotly debated issue in England. The book examines the arguments for and against the restriction of foreign corn imports amidst fluctuating domestic prices and agricultural challenges, ultimately presenting Malthus's reasoning for supporting some level of restrictions on imports to safeguard the agricultural sector and national wealth. In this work, Malthus reviews the consequences of both unrestricted grain trade and the proposed protections for domestic agriculture. He references recent agricultural distress resulting from low grain prices and highlights the need for a stable domestic supply to support a growing population. Malthus discusses the potential economic fallout from a reliance on foreign supplies, pointing to the specific legislative actions of neighboring countries and the impact on British farmers and laborers. His conclusions are carefully reasoned, advocating for a cautious balance between free trade and agricultural protectionism to mitigate national risks while considering the interests of diverse societal classes affected by these policies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Corn laws (Great Britain) HF Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: Politics 90076 89476 2024-10-02T12:08:53.806032 2023-10-02T10:25:35.660170 text/html text/html 85258 2020-12-27T22:46:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 29324 2020-12-27T22:46:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125914 2024-10-02T12:08:59.971978 application/epub+zip 125783 2024-10-02T12:08:57.351020 application/epub+zip 96251 2024-10-02T12:08:56.106010 application/epub+zip 337393 2024-10-02T12:09:01.762969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330426 2024-10-02T12:08:59.183000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116560 2022-09-02T14:10:55.866717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82061 82020 2024-10-02T12:08:53.518024 2023-10-02T10:25:35.474167 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82129 2020-12-27T22:46:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 28417 2020-12-27T22:46:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19801 2024-10-02T12:09:01.890965 application/rdf+xml 24624 2024-10-02T12:08:56.651013 image/jpeg 4520 2024-10-02T12:08:56.377008 image/jpeg 125857 2024-10-02T12:08:53.815018 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia