Sri Lanka in 2011: Consolidation and Militarization of the Post War Regime

Main author: Goodhand, Jonathan
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description Local elections consolidated the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration's grip on power. State-led efforts to stimulate economic growth continued with major infrastructure projects in the northeastern and southern parts of Sri Lanka. No significant progress was made toward a political settlement and reconciliation with the Tamil community, and the government came under increasing international pressure about its conduct in the last months of the civil war after the release of the United Nations Advisory Panel report.
format Journal Article
author Goodhand, Jonathan
author_facet Goodhand, Jonathan
authorStr Goodhand, Jonathan
author_letter Goodhand, Jonathan
title Sri Lanka in 2011: Consolidation and Militarization of the Post War Regime
publisher University of California Press
publishDate 2012
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/15935/