Capital Accumulation in the Periphery: Notes from an Interview with a Nawalapitiya Businessman

Mark Schubert

by polity.lk | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

Capital Accumulation in the Periphery: Notes from an Interview with a Nawalapitiya Businessman Mark Schubert   Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 70-73 (Download PDF) The Field Diary section consists of a conversation with a mudalali who Mark Schubert encountered in...

The Neoliberal Turn in Sri Lanka: Global Financial Flows and Construction After 1977

Ahilan Kadirgamar

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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...

A Sceptical View on the Open Economy

: An Interview with SB De Silva

by polity.lk | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized

A Sceptical View on the Open Economy : An Interview with SB De Silva Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 66-69 (Download PDF) This interview is with Prof. SB De Silva, economist and author of The Political Economy of Underdevelopment. De Silva emphasizes the importance of...

A Comment on Neoliberalism in Sri Lanka

WD Lakshman

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A Comment on Neoliberalism in Sri Lanka WD Lakshman Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.5-7 (Download PDF) Commentary on the trajectory of neoliberalism in Sri Lanka by noted economist and Chairperson of SSA’s Council of Management, Prof. W. D. Lakshman. A Comment on...

Accumulation by Subordination: Migration-Underdevelopment in the Open Economy

Matt Withers

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Accumulation by Subordination: Migration-Underdevelopment in the Open Economy Matt Withers Polity Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 53-60 (Download PDF) Matt Withers’ article explores the class, ethnic, and gendered implications of dependence on a remittance-led economy. He...