Why did so many people die during the Irish potato famine? Couldn’t they have imported food from the mainland?
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In addition to all the comments pointing out that Britain continued to export potatoes despite the famine, it’s important to remember that the potato famine happened long before our modern globalized supply chains happened. Today, global trade takes up about 55% of global GDP. In 1850, that number was 5%. Countries were far more dependent on local production for their wealth and means to live than nowadays.
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