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Famine and Disease

In: An Economist’s Guide to Economic History

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  • Guido Alfani

    (Bocconi University)

  • Cormac Ó Gráda

    (University College Dublin)

Abstract

The infrequency of severe mortality crises and the low prevalence of famine and disease are characteristics of modern industrial and post-industrial societies. Understanding the processes leading to their decline, and the associated improvements in living standards and life expectancy, is a precondition for knowing what is needed to prevent their re-emergence. This chapter provides a historical perspective on famine and disease to help overcome the lack of knowledge on these rare events.

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  • Guido Alfani & Cormac Ó Gráda, 2018. "Famine and Disease," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Matthias Blum & Christopher L. Colvin (ed.), An Economist’s Guide to Economic History, chapter 16, pages 133-141, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-319-96568-0_16
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-96568-0_16
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    JEL classification:

    • I14 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Inequality
    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • N30 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - General, International, or Comparative

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