http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/taxonomy/term/342/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/282 <p align="center"><img src="http://www.debt-slayer.com/images/mr_debt_slayer.jpg" alt="debt slayer"><br />Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.debt-slayer.com/">Debt Slayer</a></p> <p><em>This</em> is some interesting populist politics. The Indian government has just announced that it will be <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7270361.stm">cancelling all farmer debt by the beginning of next year</a>, at a cost of $15bn. Predictably, this spike in rural funding comes before an election year, and 70% of Indians live in rural areas. Also, the government has pledged to keep food prices under control because, well, many Indians are having a hard time affording it. </p> <p>So what to think of this? <span class='read-more'><a href="http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/282"> ... read more &raquo;</a></span></p> http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal/node/282#comment Ch.2. Farmers debt gender India Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:29:02 -0700 Raj 282 at http://stuffedandstarved.org/drupal