Famine, Governance, and Climate Challenges

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between global food supply, climate change, and governance, focusing on historical famines in China and Ethiopia. It highlights how government policies and mismanagement exacerbate food crises, contrasting them with the importance of political freedom for resource allocation. The discussion draws on examples like the Great Chinese Famine and the Ethiopian famine of the 1980s to illustrate the human factors behind these disasters.