British economist, civil servant and author (1813-1880)

Over-population and its remedy, or, an inquiry into the extent and causes of the distress prevailing among the labouring classes of the British Islands, and into the means of remedying it / By William Thomas Thornton.

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William Thomas Thornton

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Over-population and its remedy, or, an inquiry into the extent and causes of the distress prevailing among the labouring classes of the British Islands, and into the means of remedying it / By William Thomas Thornton.