What do people die of during famines: The Great Irish Famine in comparative perspective

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 339-363

  Mokyr, Joel ^a   Ó GRÁDA, Cormac ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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EID: 85012487329     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1361491602000163     Document Type: Article

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