In this 21-minute video, Stanford and Hoover Institute scholar Dr. Bert Patenaude provides a comprehensive overview of famine in the 21st century. Dr. Patenaude explains how the main causes of famine have shifted over time and why famines still exist despite all of the prosperity and technology in today's world. The video walks through the largest famines of the 20th century and this century and explains which areas are most susceptible to famine now. Dr. Patenaude ends with a reminder of why we should all care about famines and where famines are most likely to occur.
A free discussion guide to accompany this video is available for download at [ Ссылка ].
