Agrarian Distress and Farmer Suicides in North India
Sharma, Rakesh (Assistant Professor of Economics at Sachdeva Girls College, Gharuan, Mohali, India), Bhangoo, Kesar Singh (Professor of Economics at the Centre for Research in Economic Change, Department of Economics, Punjabi University, Patiala), Singh, Lakhwinder (Centre for Development Economics and Innovation Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala)This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed socio-economic overview of agrarian distress in India which has manifested in the suicides of farmers and agricultural labourers. Using empirical research and field data from rural India, especially Punjab, this book examines the underlying causes of farmer suicide and steps which can mitigate the crisis.
Covering nearly 1,400 rural households, the...
This volume provides a comprehensive and detailed socio-economic overview of agrarian distress in India which has manifested in the suicides of farmers and agricultural labourers. Using empirical research and field data from rural India, especially Punjab, this book examines the underlying causes of farmer suicide and steps which can mitigate the crisis.
Covering nearly 1,400 rural households, the...
