Citation

Vaditya V. South Asia Res. 2017; 37(2): 194-212.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0262728017700205

PMID

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Abstract

Adversely affected by globalisation and state-based policy changes, India's agricultural sector has recently experienced a marked increase in farmer suicides, most prominently in Andhra Pradesh (AP). This article examines the various policy changes leading to such agrarian distress and seeks to explore how the troubling phenomenon of farmers' suicides may be curbed. © 2017, © 2017 SAGE Publications.

Language: en

Keywords

agrarian distress; Andhra Pradesh; development; farmers; federalism; globalisation; indebtedness; liberalisation; suicides; Telangana