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Title:
ECONOMIC ROOTS OF A POLITICAL CRISIS

Authors:
Prabhnoor Kaur Sahni

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Prabhnoor Kaur Sahni
UWC Mahindra College

MLA 8
Sahni, Prabhnoor Kaur. "ECONOMIC ROOTS OF A POLITICAL CRISIS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 8, Aug. 2022, pp. 2363-2375, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i08.002. Accessed Aug. 2022.
APA 6
Sahni, P. (2022, August). ECONOMIC ROOTS OF A POLITICAL CRISIS. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(8), 2363-2375. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i08.002
Chicago
Sahni, Prabhnoor Kaur. "ECONOMIC ROOTS OF A POLITICAL CRISIS." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 8 (August 2022), 2363-2375. Accessed August, 2022. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i08.002.

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ABSTRACT:
Populist politicians have been successful in coming to power in several countries by building their appeal partly on claims that they will base their policies on the needs and interests of the people. However, once in power, their decisions often create grave problems for the very voters they purport to champion. For proof, look no further than what has befallen the people of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is facing a clear ‘Arab Spring’ moment triggered to overthrow the autocratic rule, highlighting the rampant corruption, increasing debt and rising poverty. The purpose of this paper is to understand what led to the devastating economic, political and security crisis in Sri Lanka through an in-depth analysis of various political decisions and macroeconomic factors.

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