Browsing by Subject "Famines--Economic aspects"

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Economic geography and the long-run effects of the Great Irish Famine

Whelan, Karl (Economic and Social Research Institute, 1999)

One of the most important debates in Irish economic history has concerned the long-run effects of the Great Irish Famine, with some arguing that it had only temporary effects on the economy and others seeing it as a major ...
Making famine history

Ó Gráda, Cormac (University College Dublin; School of Economics, 2006-10)
Making famine history

Ó Gráda, Cormac (American Economic Association, 2007-03)

This paper reviews recent contributions to the economics and economic history of famine. It provides a context for the history of famine in the twentieth century, which is unique. During the century, war and totalitarianism ...