Sri Lankan crisis. Real roots and unsustainable recovery. Let us listen to experts. Still not late.
Article's purpose This article provides a summary of the interview I happened to watch on 8 March 2025 in the social media conducted by Ada Derana Hydepark with Professor Asoka Bandarage largely based on her book "Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World" released in 2023. (Watch Interview here) ( Book Link ) I was interested in reading the book to search materials that I may have missed in my book on the crisis published in 2023 ( 2022 ශ්රී ලංකා ආර්ථික අර්බුදය, ආර්ථික විද්යා ඇසකින්. අර්බුදය වැලැක්වීමටත්, නිරාකරණයටත්, අප අසමත් වූයේ ඇයි? අර්බුදයේ දෙවන වටයට සූදානම් වෙමු ද? )( Book Link ). Books on any crisis differ as the approach and information covered in each book or article are different, given the fact that the exact nature and causes of crises are not known black and white. Some perceptions of the books are as follows. The book analyses colonial and neoliberal origins as structural roots of the crisis and explores its emergence in Sri Lanka in 2022 in the contex...