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Ideas for Roderick Firth, Amartya Sen and R Martin / J Barresi

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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / c. Despotism

21001	Famines tend to be caused by authoritarian rule [Sen]
	Full Idea: The history of famines has had a peculiarly close connection with authoritarian rules.
	From: Amartya Sen (The Idea of Justice [2009], 16 'Famine')
	A reaction: He cites the British Empire, the Soviet Union, China and Cambodia. There is unlikely to be a local famine if there is free movement of food supplies.342