Indverskir bændur fá að kenna á heimsvæðingunni

India's suicide epidemic is blamed on the British

Summary:

The current link between aid and economic liberalization has forced developing countries to adopt policies that do harm to their own people. In India, the suicide rate among farmers (typically a low risk group) has skyrocketed due to overwhelming debt and shame, debts that exceed 5 – 10 times a normal income yet pale in comparison to some first world credit card bills. In an effort to globalize and force trade onto other, less competitive countries, the British government has inadvertantly funded this spike in suicides. The question that begs to be asked is: “will other countries persuaded into liberalization of their economies reap the same benefits?”