The Grounds of an Opinion on the Policy of Restricting the Importation of Foreign Corn


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Delve into the economic theories of Thomas Robert Malthus with this insightful work. Written in the 1810s, it examines the implications of restricting foreign corn imports. A valuable resource for those interested in economics, history, and societal structures. At 27 pages, this concise piece offers a deep dive into historical economic policies.













Observations Upon the Importation of Foreign Corn


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Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws


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"Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws" is a pamphlet published by Thomas R. Malthus, Professor of Political Economy, regarding the policy guiding the rise and fall in the price of corn referred to as the "Corn Law." At the end of the Napoleonic Wars Parliament passed legislation banning the importation of foreign corn into Britain until domestic corn cost 80 shillings per quarter. The high price caused the cost of food to increase and caused distress among the working classes in the towns. It led to serious rioting in London and to the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819. In this pamphlet, printed during the parliamentary discussion, Malthus tentatively supported the free-traders. He argued that given the increasing cost of growing British corn, advantages accrued from supplementing it from cheaper foreign sources.




Observations Upon the Importation of Foreign Corn, With the Resolutions Moved by Lord Redesdale in the House of Lords, March 29, 1827


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Excerpt from Observations Upon the Importation of Foreign Corn, With the Resolutions Moved by Lord Redesdale in the House of Lords, March 29, 1827: And His Speech Thereupon, May 15, 1827 To effect the destruction of the landed interest in this country, the revolutionists are conscious that it is first necessary to reduce the profit de rived from the cultivation of land; and thus to reduce the population, employed in that cultiva tion, and in the various employments dependent upon it and consequently to reduce the number of persons interested in its. Welfare, and their im portance in physical strength, as. Well as in wealth. Conscious, also, that the physical strength and wealth of those persons, if fully exerted, is yet too great to be overpowered by the weight of such (fortunately not the whole) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.