Famines Past, Famine’s Future
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Famine, like poverty, has always been with us. No region and no century has been immune. Its scars—economic, psychological, and political—can long outlast its immediate impact on mortality and health. Famines are a hallmark of economic backwardness, yet the twentieth century suffered some of the most devastating ever recorded. That century also saw shifts in both the causes and symptoms of famine. This new century's famines have been 'small' by historical standards, and the threat of major ones seemingly confined to ever-smaller pockets of the globe. Are these shifts a sign of hope for the future?Download Info
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Paper provided by School Of Economics, University College Dublin in its series Working Papers with number 201020.Length: 39 pages
Date of creation: 24 Jun 2010
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Keywords: Famine; Human Agency;This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
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