# Thomas Malthus — The Condition of the Working Class in England character guide

> Thomas Malthus in The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Malthus

**First appearance:** 0008-results

## Who they are

An economist whose population theory is critiqued.

## In the story

### [The Attitude of the Bourgeoisie Towards the Proletariat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_condition_of_the_working_class_in_england_se/chapters/the-attitude-of-the-bourgeoisie-towards-the-proletariat)

Malthus's theory of 'superfluity' is used to justify the New Poor Law, treating poverty as a crime.

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