War, Disaster and Outmigration: Three Decades of Moving Beyond Poverty in Sri Lanka

by James A Tyner, Olaf Kuhlke, James A. Tyner

Just over thirty years ago, in 1977, the Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka first opened its largely nationalized, socialist economy to the world. Driven by privatization, foreign direct investments and the development of an export-based economy, the country has since experienced significant economic growth. Yet, this growth has been geographically uneven, and has been repeatedly divided and interrupted by the ongoing civil war between Singhalese and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754677508
• ISBN13: 9780754677505
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages