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From Madhusree Mukerjee Was there or was there not a significant shortage of grain in Bengal in 1943? I think there very likely was, although of course Amartya Sens famous paper says just the opposite. Normally I wouldnt care: the famine resulted from the war effort in any case. But the dubious claim that there was enough grain in Bengal to fend off famine is used by apologists of British imperialism to excuse Churchills decision to not provide relief. Therefore I felt compelled to weigh in. epw.in/notes/bengal-famine-1943.html
Posted on: Sat, 08 Mar 2014 01:17:55 +0000

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