SAST 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Peacekeeping, Illiberal Democracy
23 Oct 2016
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A different path to independence than that of india and pakistan. 1942 the headquarters of anti-japanese war effort. Economy and planning, the basis for a welfare state (agricultural prices guaranteed for producers and consumer, well organized health care and education systems) Independence by february 1948, but had been planning since 1944. They spend quite a bit of time planning. The indian and pakistani case people started planning a couple of hours before hand. removing limits on governments to act. A democratic regression based in post-independence ethnic and religious. Hence, hidden limits on freedoms of assembly, speech and religion while. A government mostly of wealthy, english educated elites with little. While a peaceful transition, but also lays the basis of an illiberal democracy (the trapping of democracy and constitutional liberalism, but with leaders who undermine good governance to perpetuate their rule). There were parties that wanted to stay in power and they took advantage of the.
