The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others)
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The Great Bengal Famine is a seminal analytical study by P. C. Mahalanobis and colleagues that uses statistical and economic methods to examine the causes, dynamics, and impact of the 1943 Bengal famine.
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| instanceOf |
economic study
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historical analysis ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ statistical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied statistics
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development economics ⓘ |
| author |
P. C. Mahalanobis
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Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributor | colleagues of P. C. Mahalanobis ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| examines |
agricultural production
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causes of the Bengal famine of 1943 ⓘ demographic consequences of famine ⓘ dynamics of famine ⓘ food availability ⓘ food distribution ⓘ impact of famine on population ⓘ prices and inflation ⓘ |
| field |
development studies
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economic history ⓘ economics ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mortality patterns
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policy responses to famine ⓘ regional variation within Bengal ⓘ role of markets in famine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bengal famine of 1943
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food crisis in Bengal ⓘ |
| methodology |
economic analysis
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statistical analysis ⓘ use of quantitative data ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early quantitative analysis of famine
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influence on later famine research ⓘ integration of statistics and economics in famine study ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
economic planning in India
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entitlement to food ⓘ food security ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodAnalysed |
1943
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDataFrom |
Bengal government statistics
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agricultural output data ⓘ population statistics ⓘ price series ⓘ |
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