Debt and death in rural India : the Punjab story / Aman Sidhu ; with Inderjit Singh Jaijee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sidhu, Aman, author.

Contributor:

Jaijee, Inderjit Singh, 1931- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farmers--Suicidal behaviour--India--Punjab.

Farmers.

Farmers--India--Punjab--Economic conditions.

Water-supply--India--Punjab.

Water-supply.

Agriculture and state--India--Punjab.

Agriculture and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Debt and Death in Rural India is a study of farmer suicides in rural Punjab from the mid-1980s up to 2008. Based on comprehensive original research work, it examines various factors ranging from central to state policies and critically analyses political, economic and social trends that have led to the dismal condition of farmers in Punjab. This study presents a unique trajectory on the issue of farmer suicides and contextualises the problem within a historical and geographical framework. It includes interviews of family members of a number of farmers who committed suicide in the subdivision o

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Punjab's Land, Rivers and Climate; 3 - Cultural Profile of Moonak Subdivision; 4 - Dispute over Punjab's River Waters; 5 - History of Southeast Punjab; 6 - The Demand for Federalism; 7 - Punjab versus the Central Government Steamroller; 8 - Quantification of Suicides; 9 - A Problem Does Not Exist if You Don't Look at It; 10 - Rehabilitation and Compensation; 11 - Survival Strategies; Afterword; Appendices; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

81-321-1945-2

1-283-42223-9

9786613422231

81-321-0919-8

OCLC:

773129209