试论清代宁夏地区灾荒发生的社会成因

A Study on the Social Causes of Ningxia Region's Famine in Qing Dynasty

清代宁夏地区是全国灾荒最严重的地区之一,灾荒的发生有其自然成因,但社会成因更为重要。环境破坏、粮储不足、吏治腐败、战乱频发等社会因素使人民丧失了抵抗灾荒的能力,人民饥馑潦倒,政府财政窘困,最终导致灾荒频发。

Ningxia is one of the most serious areas which suffer from famine in Qing Dynasty. There are some natural causes leading to famine, but social causes are more important. The social factors about Environmental damage, lack of food storage, corruption, wars and so on, make people lose the ability to resist famine, the hunger-stricken people and the destitute government are vulnerable to frequent famine at last.