It’s not a feature of any specific political system. It’s a function of power. The British stood by and allowed the Irish to starve, whilst Ireland was exporti

It’s not a feature of any specific political system. It’s a function of power. The British stood by and allowed the Irish to starve, whilst Ireland was exporting record amounts of food that wasn’t potatoes, as they were concerned about charity being a corrupting influence on the Irish wretches.