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Grain Prices and Subsistence Crises in England and France, 1590–1740

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In early modern Europe the major concern of many people was getting enough food to stay alive. The “problem of subsistence” varied considerably, however, between one country—or one region—and another. England, for instance, was free of major subsistence crises during the later seventeenth century, when France was hard hit by repeated and deadly famines. In this essay I shall point out some of the differences between these two countries that might explain the success of one and the failure of the other to feed its people.

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  • Appleby, Andrew B., 1979. "Grain Prices and Subsistence Crises in England and France, 1590–1740," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 39(4), pages 865-887, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:39:y:1979:i:04:p:865-887_09
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