Sri Lanka, a background survey

Asia Asian Asian countries assets balance of payments balance of trade capital capitalist Central Bank Ceylon Christians churches CM CM Colombo concerning consumer Corporation cultural debt service payments donor Dudley Senanayake East economic growth economic policies elections elites employment ethnic conflict evaluate expenditure exploitation exports external debt food imports food production foreign aid foreign companies foreign debt foreign exchange foreign investment foreign loans free market Free Trade Zone future global Government human rights IMF/WB impact income increase Indian industry inequalities interests IPKF issues J.R. Jayawardene labour living million open economy peace persons political poor countries population private sector Privatisation profit provinces public sector radical groups religions religious rich countries rupee Sinhala situation social justice society socio-economic South South Asia Sri Lanka subsidies Tamil Textile theology tourism trends values violence workers World Bank worsening youth