The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others)
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The Great Bengal Famine is a seminal analytical study by P. C. Mahalanobis and colleagues that uses statistical and economic methods to examine the causes, dynamics, and impact of the 1943 Bengal famine.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others) Context triple: [Bengal famine of 1943, notableWorkAbout, The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others)]
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A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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Bengal famine of 1943
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a catastrophic wartime food crisis in British-ruled India that led to the deaths of an estimated three million people and exposed the devastating impact of colonial policies on food security.
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C.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a seminal 1901 political and economic treatise by Dadabhai Naoroji that systematically critiques British colonial exploitation in India through his influential “drain of wealth” theory.
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D.
Committee on Commodity Problems
The Committee on Commodity Problems is a specialized FAO body that advises on global agricultural commodity markets, trade issues, and related policy challenges.
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E.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others) Target entity description: The Great Bengal Famine is a seminal analytical study by P. C. Mahalanobis and colleagues that uses statistical and economic methods to examine the causes, dynamics, and impact of the 1943 Bengal famine.
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A.
Poverty and Famines
Poverty and Famines is a seminal book by economist Amartya Sen that revolutionized the understanding of famine by arguing that they result more from failures of access and entitlement than from food shortages alone.
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B.
Bengal famine of 1943
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a catastrophic wartime food crisis in British-ruled India that led to the deaths of an estimated three million people and exposed the devastating impact of colonial policies on food security.
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C.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is a seminal 1901 political and economic treatise by Dadabhai Naoroji that systematically critiques British colonial exploitation in India through his influential “drain of wealth” theory.
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D.
Committee on Commodity Problems
The Committee on Commodity Problems is a specialized FAO body that advises on global agricultural commodity markets, trade issues, and related policy challenges.
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E.
The Livelihood of Man
The Livelihood of Man is a posthumously published work by economic historian Karl Polanyi that explores the historical and social foundations of economic systems and critiques market-centered theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic study
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historical analysis ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ statistical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied statistics
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development economics ⓘ |
| author |
P. C. Mahalanobis
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linked to:
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis ⓘ |
| contributor | colleagues of P. C. Mahalanobis ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | India ⓘ |
| examines |
agricultural production
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causes of the Bengal famine of 1943 ⓘ demographic consequences of famine ⓘ dynamics of famine ⓘ food availability ⓘ food distribution ⓘ impact of famine on population ⓘ prices and inflation ⓘ |
| field |
development studies
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economic history ⓘ economics ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mortality patterns
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policy responses to famine ⓘ regional variation within Bengal ⓘ role of markets in famine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bengal famine of 1943
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food crisis in Bengal ⓘ |
| methodology |
economic analysis
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statistical analysis ⓘ use of quantitative data ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early quantitative analysis of famine
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influence on later famine research ⓘ integration of statistics and economics in famine study ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | Bengal ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
economic planning in India
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entitlement to food ⓘ food security ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriodAnalysed |
1943
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Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| usesDataFrom |
Bengal government statistics
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agricultural output data ⓘ population statistics ⓘ price series ⓘ |
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Subject: The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others) Description of subject: The Great Bengal Famine is a seminal analytical study by P. C. Mahalanobis and colleagues that uses statistical and economic methods to examine the causes, dynamics, and impact of the 1943 Bengal famine.
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Bengal famine of 1943
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notableWorkAbout
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The Great Bengal Famine (by P. C. Mahalanobis and others)
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