Are India’s farm debt waivers a political tool that impacts government finances?
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Keywords
debt waivers; agriculture policy; agriculture credit; welfare programs; electoral promises; state finances;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
- H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
- H81 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Governmental Loans; Loan Guarantees; Credits; Grants; Bailouts
- Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy
- Q14 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Finance
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