WS MoreOrLess: Indian Farmer Suicides

More or Less: Behind the Stats

English - January 21, 2013 12:30 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MB - ★★★★★ - 740 ratings
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This week Ruth Alexander is looking at farmer suicides in India. But is it any more prevalent than in any other area of Indian society?
Also what is the history behind the Lakh and the Crore in South Asia? It confused one contributor on the farmer suicide story and caused him to get the figures wrong by a factor of 10.