Debt crisis and popular social protest in Sri Lanka : citizenship, development and democracy within global North-South dynamics

• Main Author: Biyanwila, S. Janaka (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
• Series: Diverse perspectives on creating a fairer society
• Subjects: Protest movements > Sri Lanka.; Debts, Public > Sri Lanka.; Sri Lanka > Politics and government.; Sri Lanka > Economic conditions.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781837970247
• DOI: 10.1108/9781837970223
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 pages).

The first detailed account in English of an unprecedented moment in Sri Lanka's history, Debt Crisis and Popular Social Protest in Sri Lanka chronicles the 2022 popular uprising where mass protests forced the country's autocratic president to flee. Exploring how the uprising, triggered by...