The causes and consequences of the great famines of the last two centuries in Russia, China, Ireland and elsewhere

过去两个世纪俄罗斯、中国、爱尔兰和其他地方大饥荒的原因和后果

• 批准号: DP0881171
• 负责人: Prof Stephen Wheatcroft
• 金额: $ 37.66万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0881171
• 关键词: causes; consequences; great; famines; last

Famines have huge human, economic, social and cultural costs. A better understanding of the multi-faceted dimensions of past famines - the interplay between politics, economics, environment and culture in causing and shaping the response to famine events - will better inform public policy in regard to analogous large-scale crises, including the impact of flu pandemics and climate change. The comparative study of the causes, progress, responses to and effect of the great famines of the last two centuries might serve to better inform our understanding and response to such events.

饥荒造成巨大的人力、经济、社会和文化代价。更好地了解过去饥荒的多面性——政治、经济、环境和文化在造成和形成对饥荒事件的反应方面的相互作用——将更好地为公共政策提供信息，以应对类似的大规模危机，包括流感大流行和气候变化的影响。对过去两个世纪大饥荒的起因、进展、应对措施和影响进行比较研究，可能有助于我们更好地了解和应对这些事件。