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Analysis of Farmer Suicides in Kerala

The agrarian crisis and farmers' distress in Kerala are closely linked to the neoliberal policy regime implemented in the country in the recent past. The association between the two is more in the regions of the state that are heavily dependent on export-oriented crops such as coffee and pepper...

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Main Author: S MOHANAKUMAR, R K SHARMA
Format: Printed Book
Published: Economic and Political Weekly April 22, 2006 2006
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/002005.pdf
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