The Political Economy of Farmers’ Suicides in India

Dec 12th 2005, Jayati Ghosh

The unprecedented agrarian crisis in India, evident through the farmers' suicides in Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere, has been affecting farmers' lives for nearly a decade. Yet the public and media reactions, as well as the policy responses, have been so intermittent that even now, comprehensive measures to address the systemic problems are yet to be taken.


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