Civil wars and other forms of intra-state political violence have recently been concentrated generally in 'developing' regions of the world. In order to understand these phenomena, an explanatory framework from a development perspective is essential. This book focuses on political conflicts within a conceptual framework of development economies in general, and it analyses the experience of one developing country, Sri Lanka, in particular. In the context of a global economic environment, the strategic problem faced by ...
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Civil wars and other forms of intra-state political violence have recently been concentrated generally in 'developing' regions of the world. In order to understand these phenomena, an explanatory framework from a development perspective is essential. This book focuses on political conflicts within a conceptual framework of development economies in general, and it analyses the experience of one developing country, Sri Lanka, in particular. In the context of a global economic environment, the strategic problem faced by developing countries has been, and still is, the generation of economic resources to meet the rising aspirations that were created by the development paradigm itself. The study shows that development accompanied by economic mismanagement and the lack of political discipline, has provided a fertile ground for the emergence of the twin political conflicts in Southern and North Sri Lanka.
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