A recent study has shown that India has more hungry people than 26 African nations combined. The inability of the government to feed people through its food distribution system has opened a debate of reforming the system or moving to a market-based solution
From this excellent New York Times article that we found at the Honolulu Star Advertiser, writer Jim Yardley tells us more about the debate and Sonia Gandhi efforts to change the system.
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Land Wars Bedevil India’s Rush to Industrialize — New York Times/APSANAND, India (AP) — It doesn’t look like he’s won much from industrialization.
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