Sri Lanka in 2015
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8369897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chandra R De Silva (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 199-203 |
| Publication date | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-4687 • E-ISSN: 1533-838X |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/as.2016.56.1.199 |
| OpenAlex | W2346758896 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The year 2015 in Sri Lanka was characterized by a democratic transfer of power from the United People’s Freedom Alliance, led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to a coalition led by the United National Party. Constitutional changes restricting presidential power, and the growth of a new approach to human rights and ethnic reconciliation, accompanied this shift. Sri Lanka’s emphasis in its economic policy shifted from major infrastructural projects to a further strengthening of human capacities
Alliance · Democracy · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Human rights · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidential system · Socioeconomics · Sri lanka · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Law · Public Administration · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |