Economy, Culture, and Civil War in Sri Lanka

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Index Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Agriculture. See also Dry zone colonization; Mahaweli project declining land base and, 118–119, 153 education in, 72n75 employment in, 81–82, 84 expansion of peasant sector, 118–119 export, 31, 33, 118 mixed economy in Moneragala Dt., 11 as proportion of GDP, 81, 84 revitalization of, 32, 33, 48–49 youth dislike for, 118–119 Ahinsaka, de¤ned, 175, 189n14 Amnesty International, 188n4 Apee Gama, location of, 137–140 Articulation (theory of). See also Hall, Stuart de¤ned, 17–19 of identity, 97–98, 134–135, 202–203 of national identity, 21 of peace, 197–198, 202–204 of representation, 134–135 of violence, 97–98, 203–204 in work of Newton Gunasinghe, 19–20 Assassinations of Alfred Duraiappah (mayor of Jaffna), 129n9 of Ranasinghe Premadasa, 38 of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, 6, 35 by Tamil youth, 122 Association for Disabled Ex-Servicemen (ADEP), 157 Athulathmudalali, Lalith, 61, 71n64 Azar, Edward E., 43 events data analysis, 67n1 Bandarage, Asoka, 182 Bandaranaike, Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias (Prime Minister: 1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1994–2000) economic policies of, 35–37, 41, 52–53 education policies, 36, 62, 63, 72n70 election of, 36–37 new constitution under, 6, 36 language policies of, 6, 35 opposition to, 35–36 in People’s Alliance government, 75 ties with Indira Gandhi, 47 in United Front government, 36–37 Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias (S. W. R. D.; Prime Minister: 1956–1959) 1956 election, 6, 187–188n1 assassination of, 6, 35 economic policies of, 35, 116–118 language policy of, 34, 121–122 pact with S. J. V. Chelvanayakam, 6, 34 pro-Buddhist positions, 6 Berdal, Mats, 14 Board of Investment (BOI), 188n5, 191n26 Brass, Paul, 67n14 Bremner, Francesca, 2, 3, 22, 133, 134, 203 Brinton, Crane, 67n6 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) alleged pro-LTTE bias, 156 con®ict with Sri Lankan government, 166n10 British colonialism in economy, 31, 118–119, 120–121, 166n12 educational system under, 116 public administration and employment during , 116, 122 social mobility during, 116 Brow, James, 49–50 Buddhism Buddhist clergy and politics, 36, 204 Christianity compared to, 140 daansala (alms booth) tradition, 149, 150n2 lay skepticism of, 141 nationalism connected with, 36, 153, 170, 187 Sinhala identity through, 135, 170, 188–189n1 Protestant Buddhism, 188–189n1 Buddhist values in basic needs, 68n24 dharmistha society, 57 ethics of killing, 153, 157 in garment factory employment, 170 threatened by economic development, 48, 189–190n15, 190n20 village vs. city, 185–186 Burgher, de¤ned, 25n9, 150n1 Capital. See also Open economy acquisition of, 103–104, 105 domestic, 75–76, 78, 80–81, 82–83 foreign, 48–49, 51–52, 75–76, 81, 85, 89, 90, 101, 108, 111 investment, 48–50, 52–53, 55, 85, 89 in open economy, 75–76, 80–84, 89, 102–109 social effects of, 127–128 social vs. economic, 12–14 Capitalist discipline, of 200 Garment Factory Program, 170 Catholicism, 140 Censorship emergency regulations for, 155–156 of ¤lm Death on a Full Moon Day (Pura Handa Kaluwara), 186–187 of press, 154–155, 166n8 Census of Sri Lanka problems of, during civil war, 25n9, 92n19 racial categories in 1981 and 2001, 25nn7,8,9 source of economic data, 91n2 Center for Policy Alternatives, peace process participation , 201–202 Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2000 investment data, 78 data from, 91n2 urging con®ict resolution, 87 Ceylon Match Company, 104 Ceylon Transport Board, 51 Ceylon Workers Congress, 39n3 Chandaprema, C. A., 188n4 Checkpoints and roadblocks in Colombo, 11–12, 89–90 effects on Tamils, 12, 90 in Jaffna District, 92n18 military checkpoints, 90 reduction of, 27n18, 192 Chelvanayakam, S. J. V., agreement with S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, 6, 34 Civil war. See also Globalization; Open economy affected by economic policy, 2–3, 19–21, 32– 33, 37–38, 45–47, 65–67, 73–74, 87–91, 96– 98, 99–113, 115–128, 151–153 Buddhist values and morality of, 153, 186–187 casualty estimates, 166n11 class in, 118, 153, 155 costs of, 9–11, 86–87, 89, 90–91, 92n21 economic bene¤ts from, 8–12, 154–155, 164–165 economic motivations for, 9–11, 151–152, 165, 202 gender in, 185 history of, 5–7, 42, 99–100 normalization of, 8–12, 164 political gain from, 154 pro¤teering, 14, 89, 154–155, 164–165 theories of, 8–9, 14–17, 43–47, 87–88, 99–100, 115, 151–152, 153–154, 169 village views of, 153–156...