Anthony D'Costa wrote:
But what he said was
that Chandra Babu Naidu
the laptop toting chief minister of Andhra Pradesh,
who was recently
ousted in the elections, transferred massive water
to the urban, high tech
driven city, at the expense of the rural folks.
This story hasn't been
It's very simple, provide uninterrupted water to businesses and the rich
enclaves in the high tech cities. Some gallon figure was mentioned per
resident. This is not an overnight development, although it appears that way.
Newspapers may not have necessarily made the connection between IT
Yesterday my school buddy returned after having spent 2 months in
Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. He is an IT guy so he
attributed the suicides partly to water shortage, consistent with limited
monsoon rain in the region. But what he said was that Chandra Babu Naidu
the laptop toting
Seth Sandronsky wrote:
Peasant Suicides in India is a chapter in Contours
of Descent: U.S.
Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global
Austerity by Robert Pollin
that details the ruinous outcomes of IMF policies on
Indian farmers.
India doesn't owe any money to the IMF. How IMF
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Seth Sandronsky wrote:
Peasant Suicides in India is a chapter in Contours
of Descent: U.S.
Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global
Austerity by Robert Pollin
that details the ruinous outcomes
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Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic
Seth Sandronsky wrote:
Peasant Suicides in India is a chapter in Contours
of Descent: U.S.
Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global
Austerity by Robert Pollin
that details the ruinous outcomes of IMF
From: http://www.epw.org.in
EPW Commentary July 10, 2004
Is Rural Economy Breaking Down?
Farmers' Suicides in Andhra Pradesh
Farmers' suicides represent only the tip of the iceberg. To attribute
the rural crisis entirely to poverty and drought would be an
Perelman, Michael wrote:
Farmers' suicides:
Why are they localized?
Failure of monsoons, farmers' indebtness, shift to the
cash crops etc. are among the principal factors.
See interview of CPIM Secretary, B.V. Raghavalu for
Andhra Pradesh (Pop. about 80 million)for details in
Fronline, 19
Yes, but why are they localized in only 1 state? Aren't these problems more
widespread?
On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 08:20:40PM +0100, Ulhas Joglekar wrote:
Perelman, Michael wrote:
Farmers' suicides:
Why are they localized?
Failure of monsoons, farmers' indebtness, shift to the
cash crops
Michael Perelman wrote:
Yes, but why are they localized in only 1 state?
Aren't these problems more widespread?
I have not studied the pattern of rainfall region by
region. Distribution of monsoon varies from region to
region and within each region its timing during
June-September monsoon
Ulhas and Jim,
My bad. I should have written neoliberal, not IMF, policies in India.
Seth
Re: Subject: Re: Suicides, Military and Economic
by Ulhas Joglekar
24 July 2004
Seth Sandronsky wrote:
Peasant Suicides in India is a chapter in Contours
of Descent: U.S.
Economic Fractures
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