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Effect of famine on child survival in Matlab, Bangladesh
- Source: Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 5, Issue 2, Mar 1990, p. 53 - 72
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- 14 Mar 1990
Abstract
Famine is defined as widespread food shortage leading to a significant rise in regional mortality (Blix, 1971). Historically, major causes of famine have been natural calamities. However, in modern times, when a natural disaster causes insufficient production of food, political and social factors play an important role in determining whether famine becomes widespread and who is affected (Alamgir, 1980; Langsten, 1985; Sen, 1980).
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