Kelegama, Saman
Development in independent Sri Lanka: what went wrong? - 2000 - p.1477-491 - 22 Apr
Independent Sri Lanka's failure to live up to its initial promise in the area of economic development could be attributed inter alia to: (a) a foreign-exchange crisis which persisted till 1977 because the exigencies of electoral politics bound the country to welfare-oriented, inward-looking policies; and (b) the eruption of conflict between the two main communities as of 1983. - Reproduced
Economic and social development - Sri Lanka
Economic and social development
Development in independent Sri Lanka: what went wrong? - 2000 - p.1477-491 - 22 Apr
Independent Sri Lanka's failure to live up to its initial promise in the area of economic development could be attributed inter alia to: (a) a foreign-exchange crisis which persisted till 1977 because the exigencies of electoral politics bound the country to welfare-oriented, inward-looking policies; and (b) the eruption of conflict between the two main communities as of 1983. - Reproduced
Economic and social development - Sri Lanka
Economic and social development