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This work presents a systematic historical and analytical understanding of Sri Lanka's social development. Instead of merely focusing on economic yardsticks, it studies the country's development in the conceptual framework of social policy, with an emphasis on the way current institutions reflect the impact of previous political conflicts and struggles.
The book critiques the country's social policy from the perspectives of the Western theories of ‘welfare state’ and development studies. It also provides valuable insights into the issues of modernization and democratization in colonial settings by analyzing the distinctive nature of the Sri Lankan colonial experience. The book also looks at the future prospects of development in Sri Lanka in view of the unfolding of the complex social and political milieu following the end of the twenty-five-year-old civil war in the country.
This book will be a seminal reference resource for students and researchers working in the fields of development studies, colonial studies, South Asian studies, sociology, history, and political science.
The Formative Phase of Social Development in Sri Lanka
The Formative Phase of Social Development in Sri Lanka
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Introduction
In adopting a distinctly historical focus to this exposition of Sri Lanka's social development experience, we endeavour in this chapter to highlight the impact of British colonial policy on the development of Sri Lankan social policy by distinguishing two significant phases—the early and late colonial state. The early colonial state (1833–1931), as previously noted, extends from beginnings of British colonial rule to the third decade of the 20th century. From ...
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