Thriving usury in Tirunelveli
Tiphagne, Henri and Aadhirai, S. (2018) Thriving usury in Tirunelveli. Economic and Political Weekly, 53 (15). pp. 23-25. ISSN 2349-8846
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Abstract
The recent self-immolation of a family in Tamil Nadu drew widespread attention to the issue of usury prevalent in the state. Following a hearing on the depositions of 60 borrower victims at a people’s tribunal in Tirunelveli district, an attempt has been made to examine the nature of the issue, profile the borrower victims, the perpetrators, government apathy and the failure of law enforcement.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Authors: | Tiphagne, Henri and Aadhirai, S. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Tribunal, Tirunelveli, Usury |
| Subjects: | Social sciences > Economics > Financial economics |
| Divisions: | Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Public Policy and Governance |
| Full Text Status: | Public |
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| URI: | http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/130 |
| Publisher URL: | https://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/2018_53/15/CM_... |
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