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Political economy of a tragedy: why deaths followed mid-day meals in Bihar

Priyam, Manisha (2013) Political economy of a tragedy: why deaths followed mid-day meals in Bihar. South Asia @ LSE (19 Aug 2013). Website.

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Abstract

In a two-part series, Manisha Priyam analyses the gruesome tragedy of 23 children who died in a Bihar village, Gandaman, after consuming a school lunch served under India’s flagship mid-day meal scheme. In part one, Priyam provides a narrative account of the tragedy, including voices from the grieving poor. In part two, she analyses the local political economy in areas where schools for India’s most poor and vulnerable people are located as well as the formidable challenge in realising rights as entitlements.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/
Additional Information: © 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific
Date Deposited: 03 May 2017 15:48
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 18:48
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/75272

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