Debt and death in rural India : the Punjab story /

A study of the reasons behind farmer suicides in rural Punjab from the mid-1980s up to 2008.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sidhu, Aman
Otros Autores: Jaijee, Inderjit Singh, 1931-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2011.
Temas:
Farmers > Suicidal behavior > India > Punjab.
Farmers > India > Punjab > Economic conditions.
Water-supply > India > Punjab.
Agriculture and state > India > Punjab.
Agriculteurs > Comportement suicidaire > Inde > Pendjab.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Inde > Pendjab.
Politique agricole > Inde > Pendjab.
PSYCHOLOGY > Suicide.
Agriculture and state.
Farmers > Economic conditions.
Farmers > Suicidal behavior.
Water-supply.
India > Punjab.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Punjab's land, rivers and climate
  • Cultural profile of Moonak subdivision
  • Dispute over Punjab's river waters
  • History of southeast Punjab
  • The demand for federalism
  • Punjab versus the central government steamroller
  • Quantification of suicides
  • A problem does not exist if you don't look at it
  • Rehabilitation and compensation
  • Survival strategies
  • Afterword
  • Appendices
  • Index.

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