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From Exports to Logistics: Transformations of the Productive Bases of the Sri Lankan Economy Devaka Gunawardena Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 46-52 (Download PDF) Devaka Gunawardena, in his paper on calls for Sri Lanka to transition from a focus on exports to...
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Cinnamon Peelers in Sri Lanka: Shifting Labour Process and Reformation of Identity Post-1977 Shanka P. Dharmapala Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 38-45 (Download PDF) Shanka P. Dharmapala traces the impact Sri Lanka’s economic transition has had on cinnamon peelers and...
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Accumulation through Nationalism: The Politics of Profit in “Neoliberal” Sri Lanka Thomas Widger Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 31-37 (Download PDF) It is worth remembering that the introduction of open economic reforms in the country cannot be dichotomized from the...
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‘Free Health’ in the Face of Healthcare Privatization in Post-1977 Sri Lanka Ramya Kumar Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 23-30 (Download PDF) Ramya Kumar’s article focuses our attention on the remarkable durability of free healthcare in Sri Lanka’s political discourse...
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“Kolambata Kiri, Apata Kekiri”: Neoliberalism and the 1981 Education Reforms Prabha Manuratne Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 14-22 (Download PDF) In her examination of the neo-liberalization of education, Prabha Manuratne demonstrates how the discourse on the ‘crisis’...
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The Neoliberal Turn in Sri Lanka: Global Financial Flows and Construction After 1977 Ahilan Kadirgamar Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 8-13 (Download PDF) Ahilan Kadirgarmar’s argument against analyzing the 1977 reforms as a response to a mere “domestic economic crisis...
