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CHAP. I. Of the government of mankind, 6

CHAP. II. Of the spirit of a people, 8

CHAP. III. Upon what principles, and from what _natural 17
causes_, do mankind multiply; and what are the effects of
procreation in countries where numbers are not found to
increase?

CHAP. IV. Continuation of the same subject, with regard to 21
the natural and immediate effects of agriculture, as to
population,

CHAP. V. In what manner, and according to what principles 26
and _political causes_ does agriculture augment
population?

CHAP. VI. How the wants of mankind promote their 31
multiplication,

CHAP. VII. The effects of slavery upon the multiplication 36
and employment of mankind,

CHAP. VIII. What proportion of inhabitants is necessary for 41
agriculture, and what proportion may be usefully employed
in every other occupation?

CHAP. IX. What are the principles which regulate the 46
distribution of inhabitants into farms, hamlets, villages,
towns, and cities?

CHAP. X. Of the consequences which result from the 50
reparation of the two principal classes of a people, the
farmers and the free hands, with regard to their dwelling,

CHAP. XI. Of the distribution of inhabitants into classes; 59
of the employments, and multiplication of them,

CHAP. XII. Of the great advantage of combining a well 67
digested theory, and a perfect knowledge of facts, with
the practical part of government, in order to make a
people multiply,

CHAP. XIII. Continuation of the same subject, with regard to 75
the necessity of having exact lists of births, deaths, and
marriages, for every class of inhabitants in a modern
society,

CHAP. XIV. Of the abuse of agriculture and population, 82

CHAP. XV. Application of the above principles to the state 95
of population in _Great Britain_,

CHAP. XVI. Why are some countries found very populous, in 101
respect of others, equally well calculated for
improvement?

CHAP. XVII. In what manner, and according to what 109
proportion, do plenty and scarcity affect a people?

CHAP. XVIII. Of the causes and consequences of a country 114
being fully peopled,

CHAP. XIX. Is the introduction of machines into manufactures 119
prejudicial to the interest of a state, or hurtful to
population?

CHAP. XX. Miscellaneous observations upon agriculture and 124
population,

CHAP. XXI. Recapitulation of the first book, 149

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BOOK II.

Of Trade and Industry.