%0 Journal Article %T Thomas Malthus Modern Sounding %A Alexander Sholudko %A Viacheslav Shuper %J Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series %D 2012 %I %R 10.2478/v10089-011-0017-6 %X Thomas Malthus was perceived in history as a man of one idea, of one law, namely, as the author of ¡®the law of population¡¯. His ideas have been inspiring hot arguments and discussions for over 200 years. In our article we want to present Thomas Malthus as a profoundly decent man, social thinker, humanist and zealous servant of the ideals of Enlightenment. %K Thomas Malthus %K Malthusianism %K population growth %K productivity %K standard of living %K poverty %K charity %U http://versita.metapress.com/content/018q67471467j215/?p=4cc42c43f126459392c9a13cc215b0ee&pi=6