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Social Policy Legacies and the Contemporary Development Trajectory of Sri Lanka

Ananda Karunarathna|Edo Han Siu Andriesse
인도연구소 (Institute of Indian Studies)|2018.05|남아시아연구 (Journal of South Asian Studies)|제24권 제1호|pp. 57-96|DOI 10.21587/jsas.2018.24.1.003

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South AsiaWelfare PolicySri LankaHuman DevelopmemtSubsidy Policy
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Sri Lanka is one of the lower-middle income countries in the South Asian region, yet it has simultaneously experienced ‘High Human Development’. This is all the more remarkable given the 1983-2009 civil war. This paper has two objectives. First, it reviews the reasons for Sri Lanka’s considerable human development achievements while still being a low middle income country by synthesizing the existing body of literature on Sri Lanka’s socioeconomic development. Second, it provides an assessment of contemporary human developments. How has Sri Lanka fared in the last two decades? We pay special attention to the country’s health and education policies. Based on a review of secondary sources we conclude that since the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka has experienced a substantial peace dividend. The task for Sri Lanka is to build on this peace dividend, to provide employment in the northern and eastern areas as well as to foster inclusive development throughout the country. The fact that Sri Lanka is classified as a high-human development should be no reason for complacency, given the remaining socio-economic and socio-spatial challenges. Promising industries are medical tourism, maritime logistics and agri-business.

Abstract

Sri Lanka is one of the lower-middle income countries in the South Asian region, yet it has simultaneously experienced ‘High Human Development’. This is all the more remarkable given the 1983-2009 civil war. This paper has two objectives. First, it reviews the reasons for Sri Lanka’s considerable human development achievements while still being a low middle income country by synthesizing the existing body of literature on Sri Lanka’s socioeconomic development. Second, it provides an assessment of contemporary human developments. How has Sri Lanka fared in the last two decades? We pay special attention to the country’s health and education policies. Based on a review of secondary sources we conclude that since the end of the civil war, Sri Lanka has experienced a substantial peace dividend. The task for Sri Lanka is to build on this peace dividend, to provide employment in the northern and eastern areas as well as to foster inclusive development throughout the country. The fact that Sri Lanka is classified as a high-human development should be no reason for complacency, given the remaining socio-economic and socio-spatial challenges. Promising industries are medical tourism, maritime logistics and agri-business.

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