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If you read Amartya Sen's work on the Bengali famine, it is clear that imperialist democratic countries can cause famines in their colonies.
by baltcode 14y ago
If you read Amartya Sen's work on the Bengali famine, it is clear that imperialist democratic countries can cause famines in their colonies.
- berntb 14y agoAccording to Wikipedia, it seems to be a perfect storm of incompetence, weather and (understandable) preoccupation with WW II. Also, your reference doesn't fare to good there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_famine_of_1943