Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2024-04-13
Books mentioned on Selects: How Famines Work
It's common knowledge that famines are usually caused by major droughts: Rain doesn't fall, crops don't grow, and people go hungry. But recent research suggests that while weather may trigger famines, they may actually be more of a human-made catastrophe.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Development as Freedom
Discussed“There’s a great, great book referenced in this same article, written by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen, called 'Development as Freedom,' which essentially backs up what we’re discussing.”
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