民国时期川东北灾荒严重的社会因素

民国时期川东北地区的干旱、洪水、滑坡、泥石流等灾害频发,范围广,灾情较严重,危害大。除自然因素外,各种社会因素对灾荒的严重程度也有直接影响。在军阀混战、赋税繁重、政治腐败、土匪横行的大背景下,政府防灾、救灾水平较为低下,民间赈灾杯水车薪,灾后恢复难度大。整体上防灾、救灾水平较低,人祸不亚于天灾。

Social Factors of Serious Famine in Northeast of Sichuan during the Republic of China

During the Republic of China, disasters like drought, flood, landslide, debris flow were frequent in northeast of Sichuan, causing serious influences. Besides the natural elements, many social factors had a direct impact on the degree of famine. At the background of warlord, heavy taxes, low level of government disaster prevention and relief, and inadequate non-governmental disaster relief, the recovery was difficult. As a whole, the level of preventing and relieving disaster was low. Man-made disasters were not second to natural disasters.