@Article { Title = {Why Do Farmers Commit Suicide?}, Author = {V Sridhar}, Journal = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Year = { 2006}, Month = {22}, Number = { Issue No. 16}, Volume = {Vol. 41}, Abstract = {Individuals and communities are under pressure to cope with the changes brought about by a churn in socio-economic conditions. The policies associated with the process of economic liberalisation have imposed a stress on the peasantry leading to suicides. The tragic developments in rural Andhra Pradesh should compel us to draw important lessons for India's agrarian economy. }, Publisher = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Type = {Journal} }