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Chronic famine and the immorality of food aid: A bow to Garrett Hardin

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Dr. Fletcher, now in his 86th year, is Visiting Scholar in Medical Ethics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

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Fletcher, J. Chronic famine and the immorality of food aid: A bow to Garrett Hardin. Popul Environ 12, 331–338 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01357922

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