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

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...

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Main Author Biyanwila, S. Janaka (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
SeriesDiverse 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
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781837970247
DOI10.1108/9781837970223
Physical Description1 online resource (248 pages).

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: The challenges of democracy, development and popular movements
  • Chapter 2. The popular uprising: Collective action, activists and strategies
  • Chapter 3. The Rajapaksa regime: Development, regional alliances, militarization and the pandemic
  • Chapter 4. Reasons for the crisis: Financialisation, commercialization of the state, popular discontent and inequality
  • Chapter 5. Prospects of democratic renewal: Patrimonial capitalism, representative and movement politics
  • Chapter 6. Lessons: De-militarization, development and democracy.

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