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Discourse Analysis on Malthusian Population Theory

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14530013
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 経済理論
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

YANAGISAWA Tetsuya  Saitama University, Department of Economics, Assistant Professor, 経済学部, 助教授 (90239806)

Project Period (FY) 2002 – 2004
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2004)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
KeywordsMalthus / Population Theory / Discourse Analysis / Malthusian Controversy / Edinburgh Review / Blackwood's Magazine / Wage Fund Theory / Westminster Review / ジャーナル分析 / プレイス / 農工バランス論 / ベンサマイト / エジンバラ・レヴュー / ウェストミンスター・レヴュー / キリスト教 / 新マルサス主義
Research Abstract

We examined articles on Malthusian population theory in the Backwood's Magazine, the Edinburgh Review, the Westminster Review, New Monthly Magazine.
1 Articles in the Blackwood's Magazine criticized Malthusian population theory, developing a short term macro model, which we can call Tory Macro Economics ahead of Keynesian economics. They supposed that food supply outstripped population growth and emphasized food supply caused by population. They rejected wage fund theory and supported Poor Law since the law made the demand for food and more employment.
2 The population growth model originally made by Malthus was a single sector model. But Edinburgh reviewers set up some population models with manufacture sector and they supposed that wage fund included manufactured goods. And they emphasized demand creation effect of manufacture through population growth. Edinburgh reviewers advocated population theory of Malthus but they revised his model tacitly Some articles implied the balanced growth between agriculture and manufacture ahead of Malthus in the 1810's. Other articles weighed land improvement and advocated rapid increase of population as a remedy for over accumulation. They didnt criticize Malthus definitely before the Corn Law controversy.
3 New Monthly Magazine sympathized Tory in our received view. But it had an ambiguous position about Malthus. Some articles in the Magazine approved the Malthusian population theory from the short term view, especially on the law ofpopulation growth caused by food supply, as a tendency law. Though they praised Malthus, they recognized variability of passion in the long term. They represented one way of a reception for Malthus, the pattern of which Westminster Review developed afterwards.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2004 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2003 Annual Research Report
  • 2002 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2004 2003 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) Publications (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] わが国のマルサス研究の動向:1990年以降の研究を中心に2004

    • Author(s)
      柳澤哲哉
    • Journal Title

      マルサス学会年報 14号

      Pages: 45-71

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Annual Research Report 2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] The Trend of Malthusian Studies since 19902004

    • Author(s)
      YANAGISAWA Tetsuya
    • Journal Title

      The Annual Bulletin of the Malthus Society No,14

      Pages: 45-72

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] ブラックウッズ・マガジンにおけるマルサス像2003

    • Author(s)
      柳澤哲哉
    • Journal Title

      社会科学論集(埼玉大学経済学会) 第109号

      Pages: 65-81

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Malthus in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine2003

    • Author(s)
      YANAGISAWA Tetsuya
    • Journal Title

      The Social Science Review No.109

      Pages: 65-81

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2004 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 柳沢哲哉: "ブラックウッズ・マガジンにおけるマルサス像"社会科学論集(埼玉大学経済学会). 第109号. 65-81 (2003)

    • Related Report
      2003 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2002-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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