@article{fdi:010084139, title = {{S}urviving debt and survival debt in times of lockdown}, author = {{G}u{\'e}rin, {I}sabelle and {M}ichiels, {S}. and {N}atal, {A}. and {N}ordman, {C}hristophe and {V}enkatasubramanian, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{W}hat are the consequences of the {COVID}-19 lockdown on household debt ? {D}rawing on quantitative and qualitative data collected in rural {T}amil {N}adu, this paper highlights the massive risks of financial fragility. {Q}uantitative data show a very high level of pre-{COVID}-19 debt, and the lockdown was accompanied by a large-scale suspension of repayments. {A}t the same time, there was a halt to unsecured debt and an erosion of the trust that cements most transactions. {L}ast, but not the least, the emergence of new forms of secured debt that seriously threaten household assets was observed.}, keywords = {{INDE} ; {TAMIL} {NADU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}conomic and {P}olitical {W}eekly}, volume = {57}, numero = {1}, pages = {41--49}, ISSN = {0012-9976}, year = {2022}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084139}, }