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Beschreibung
This book explores how the history of postcolonial Sri Lanka suggests a new paradigm for understanding state-formation as an ever-shifting and evolving process.

The Sri Lankan state has formed under the pressure of multiple conflicts: around capitalist transition on the one hand, and the deteriorating relationship between the state and Tamil minority populations on the other. Sunil Bastian demonstrates the way these conflicts have overlapped, with international support for the introduction of neoliberal policies - from Japan, the West and institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF - helping to prop up a state engaged in armed ethnic conflict. State Formation and Conflict in Sri Lankaexplores the role played by these two forces in the nation's recent economic crises.
This book explores how the history of postcolonial Sri Lanka suggests a new paradigm for understanding state-formation as an ever-shifting and evolving process.

The Sri Lankan state has formed under the pressure of multiple conflicts: around capitalist transition on the one hand, and the deteriorating relationship between the state and Tamil minority populations on the other. Sunil Bastian demonstrates the way these conflicts have overlapped, with international support for the introduction of neoliberal policies - from Japan, the West and institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF - helping to prop up a state engaged in armed ethnic conflict. State Formation and Conflict in Sri Lankaexplores the role played by these two forces in the nation's recent economic crises.
Über den Autor
Sunil Bastian is an independent researcher. Bastian's research focuses on the political economy of Sri Lankan conflicts, with a special focus on globalization and foreign aid. He is the co-editor of Can Democracy be Designed?(2003, Zed Books).
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1: British Colonialism and State Formation
Chapter 2: Post-Colonial State Formation
Chapter 3: From Liberalization of the Economy to Negotiations through International Mediation
Chapter 4: Negotiations, their Collapse, and Rajapakse Coming to Power
Chapter 5: Post-War State
Bibliography

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781350451865
ISBN-10: 135045186X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bastian, Sunil
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Sunil Bastian
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2026
Gewicht: 0,307 kg
Artikel-ID: 135955910