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The Merits of Democracy in Famine Protection – Fact or Fallacy?

Olivier Rubin · The European Journal of Development Research, 21(5), 699–717 · 2009

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Article
Author
Olivier Rubin
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DOI 10.1057/ejdr.2009.37
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2026-09-01
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Abstract read on RePEc/IDEAS: https://ideas.repec.org/a/pal/eurjdr/v21y2009i5p699-717.html

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DisputedSen wrote that 'no substantial famine has ever occurred in any independent and democratic country with a relatively free press'; Olivier Rubin (2009), examining Bihar 1966, Malawi 2002 and Niger 2005, called into question the strength of the link between democracy and famine protection.