Economic Costs of Conflict in Sri Lanka

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dc.creatorKelegama, Saman
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T03:50:51Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-02T09:26:21Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T03:50:51Z
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dc.date.created2018-03-28T03:50:51Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstract'Sri Lanka’s long civil war has exacted an enormous economic cost in terms of lost productivity, lost investment and misallocated resources, resulting in a lower standard of living than would have been possible in a peacetime setting. Although ethnic conflict had taken place for several years, it became a burden on the economy only after 1983, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commenced a guerrilla war against the state. For convenience of reference it is called the Ealam War (I, II and III). Eelam War I started in 1983 and continued until 1987 when the Indian Peace Keeping Force established itself in commanding positions in the north and the east. With the collapse of peace talks initiated in early 1990, Eelam War II started in June 1990 and continued until December 1994. Eelam War Ill, which commenced in mid-April 1995, continues to date. This chapter analyzes the economic aspects of the war, with special reference to Eelam wars I and II.
dc.identifierhttp://172.16.21.42/handle/123/100
dc.identifierIn Creating peace in Sri Lanka: Civil war and reconciliation edited by Robert I Rotberg; pp. 71-88
dc.identifier.urihttp://172.16.30.46:4000/handle/789/4647
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorld Peace Foundation and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Brookings Institution Press
dc.subjectDefense expenditure
dc.subjectCost of war
dc.subjectSri Lanka
dc.subjectLTTE
dc.titleEconomic Costs of Conflict in Sri Lanka
dc.typeBook chapter
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