Paradise Poisoned: Learning about Conflict, Terrorism, and Development from Sri Lanka's Civil WarsOn the political conditions in Sri Lanka after civil war in 1983 and its effect on development; a study. |
Contents
Prologue | 1 |
Part I | 9 |
2 Why Did Sri Lankas Political Differences Escalate Into | 39 |
3 What is Successful Development and Why Does it Matter? | 55 |
Measuring Violent Political Conflict and Statesanctioned | 73 |
5 The DevelopmentDeadlyConflict System | 113 |
Part II | 123 |
7 Opening Pandoras Box The Bandaranaike Era Begins | 159 |
Part IV | 376 |
Strengthening Executive Power to Sustain Open | 393 |
The Open Economy Promises and Performance | 427 |
Political Identities Attitudes and Organisations in | 465 |
18 How StateSanctioned Violence Clouded Political Feedback | 493 |
Protracted Civil War Begins | 523 |
Costs and Benefits of Protracted Violent Conflict | 555 |
How it Came to This Learning from Sri Lankas Civil Wars | 573 |
8 Political Responses and Feedback in a New | 189 |
9 Middle Path Dudley Senanayakes Imperfect | 217 |
10 Political Responses to the Middle Path | 243 |
Populism and Sinhalese Nationalism Resurgent | 271 |
Sri Lankas Marxist Experiment Promises and Performance | 311 |
Political Climate Institutions and Feedback | 335 |
Ten Imperatives | 589 |
Notes | 605 |
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