Question

How does a ?Subsistence Crisis? happen?
(a) Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
(b) Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
(c) Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
(d) All of the above

Answer 1

Dear Student,
The answer is d) All of the above

It is a situation that is caused by economic factors often high food prices which in turn may be caused by either natural or man-made factors. This situation threatens the food supplies and the survival prospects of large numbers of people. If we talk about the France the Subsistence crisis arose in France in the eighteenth century. The population of France increased from 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789. The demand for food grain registered a rapid increase while the production could not keep up with its pace. This led to steep increase in the price of bread while the wages did not increase. The gap between rich and poor increased and subsistence crisis arose as a result.

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