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Destitution, Hunger and the Lockdown*
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May 24th 2021, Prabhat Patnaik
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The
sudden nation-wide lockdown implemented on March 24,
2020 brought acute hardship to millions of the working
poor; no compensation was offered to the people for
their loss in livelihoods and they were pushed into
a situation of income loss, destitution and hunger.
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This article was originally published in People's
Democracy on May 23,
2021.
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