Why do you separate natural disasters from possible causes of famine?
Because Malthus’s theory doesn’t (so far as I’m aware) discuss discontinuous decreases in the available food supply.
But you are right that much of the devastation wrought by natural disasters is due to a shrunken food supply.
Why do you separate natural disasters from possible causes of famine?
Because Malthus’s theory doesn’t (so far as I’m aware) discuss discontinuous decreases in the available food supply.
But you are right that much of the devastation wrought by natural disasters is due to a shrunken food supply.