TY - JOUR
T1 - Sri Lanka's post-civil war development challenge: learning from the past
AU - Athukorala, Premachandra
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009 generated widespread expectations of a period of sustained economic growth, building on the achievements of the liberalization reforms over the three previous decades. However, recent developments have dampened that optimism, rekindling fears that Sri Lanka's tale of missed opportunities may continue. The analysis in this paper suggests that the return to the failed past policies of inward-oriented development strategies offers no viable solutions for the economic problems confronting Sri Lanka.
AB - The end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009 generated widespread expectations of a period of sustained economic growth, building on the achievements of the liberalization reforms over the three previous decades. However, recent developments have dampened that optimism, rekindling fears that Sri Lanka's tale of missed opportunities may continue. The analysis in this paper suggests that the return to the failed past policies of inward-oriented development strategies offers no viable solutions for the economic problems confronting Sri Lanka.
U2 - 10.1080/09584935.2015.1132188
DO - 10.1080/09584935.2015.1132188
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 19
EP - 35
JO - Contemporary South Asia
JF - Contemporary South Asia
SN - 0958-4935
IS - 1
ER -