Subject to Famine - Food Crisis and Economic Change in Western India, 1860-1920

Michelle McAlpin moves beyond the concerns of previous studies of famine (most of which focus on governmental procedures designed to alleviate it) and examines hitherto neglected problems, such as the quantitative evaluation of food grain shortages, the nature and extent of popular insurance mechanisms in famine-afflicted areas, and the effects of famine on population growth and on long-range economic performance.

Originally published in 1983.

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Michelle Burge McAlpin

Summary

Michelle McAlpin moves beyond the concerns of previous studies of famine (most of which focus on governmental procedures designed to alleviate it) and examines hitherto neglected problems, such as the quantitative evaluation of food grain shortages, the nature and extent of popular insurance mechanisms in famine-afflicted areas, and the effects of

Product details

• Authors: Michelle McAlpin, Michelle Burge McAlpin
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2014
• EAN: 9780691613369
• ISBN: 978-0-691-61336-9
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library; Princeton Legacy Library
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Food & beverage technology, Manufacturing industries, Food and beverage technology, Agriculture & Related Industries, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / General, Food Manufacturing & Related Industries