"Then, as in so many other instances of modern industrial development, post-[[Mao]] [[China]] took the lead. **[[Mao]] was responsible for the deadliest famine in history** (1958–1961), and when he died **in 1976 the country’s per capita food supply was hardly better than when he had proclaimed the existence of the communist state in 1949**." ([Location 1670](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=1670)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[famine]], [[food-production]], [[food-security]], [[demographics]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]