Impact of agricultural trade liberalisation: Farmers' indebtedness and suicides in Kerala

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-175

  Jeromi, P D ^a  

^a RESERVE BANK OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL TRADE; COMPETITIVENESS; EXPORT; FARMERS ATTITUDE; LENDING BEHAVIOR; STATE ROLE; TRADE LIBERALIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548277521     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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