blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com email: econenews@gmail.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 4-10 April 2021 The 50th anniversary of the JVP uprising in April 1971 recalls the horrific consequences of driving people’s hopes up and then dashing them to the ground. Was the uprising an immunization campaign fronted by dedicated yet immature rebelsContinue reading “Postponing Independence for Another 50 Years?”
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The Backlash Blues – Toppling Independent Governments
ee archive: eesrilanka.wordpress.com “Before you study the economics, study the economists!” The Backlash Blues – Toppling Independent Governments e-Con e-News 03-09 May 2020 “The best form of foreign aid the US can give to countries is to abstain from interfering in their affairs.” – PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike, 1962, after the US Ambassador threatened to cutContinue reading “The Backlash Blues – Toppling Independent Governments”