Economic Liberalisation and Farmers’ Suicides in Andhra Pradesh (1995

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.

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

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