Kelegama, Saman <br/><br/>
Development in independent Sri Lanka: what went wrong? 

 -  2000 
 - p.1477-491 
 - 22 Apr 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Economic and social development - Sri Lanka<br/>Economic and social development