The demise of Democracy in Sri Lanka: A study of the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka (Based on the incident of the Rambukkana shooting)

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https://doi.org/10.55559/sjahss.v1i05.22

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Economic crisis, Political crisis, Incident of the Rambukkana, National Security, Debt-trap, Public Policy

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This article intends to examine the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, especially considering the incident of Rambukkana. The first part of this article describes the background of the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, the commencement of protests throughout the country, and further discussed, why ordinary masses came on the street? And what are the reasons behind this situation? Secondly, this article examines the incident of the ‘Rambukkana’ shooting which happened on 19th April 2022. The end of this article indicates the debt trap and failed policies of the current government.

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Jayamaha, J. (2022). The demise of Democracy in Sri Lanka: A study of the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka (Based on the incident of the Rambukkana shooting). Sprin Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 1(05), 236–240. https://doi.org/10.55559/sjahss.v1i05.22

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Vol. 1 No. 05 (2022): Volume 01 Issue 05, May 2022

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Case Study

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