What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences

When the tsunami devastated communities along two-thirds of Sri Lanka's coast at the end of 2004, the national community rallied impressively and, for a brief period, there was an opportunity to turn a fragile "ceasefire" agreement into an enduring peace settlement. That opportunit...

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Main Authors: Mulligan, Martin, Shaw, Judith
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2007
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description When the tsunami devastated communities along two-thirds of Sri Lanka's coast at the end of 2004, the national community rallied impressively and, for a brief period, there was an opportunity to turn a fragile "ceasefire" agreement into an enduring peace settlement. That opportunity was wasted and underlying weaknesses in governance have bedevilled the recovery process. The world must learn from Sri Lanka's difficult experience.
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spelling usm-402302018-04-27T08:50:36Z http://eprints.usm.my/40230/ What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences Mulligan, Martin Shaw, Judith P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) When the tsunami devastated communities along two-thirds of Sri Lanka's coast at the end of 2004, the national community rallied impressively and, for a brief period, there was an opportunity to turn a fragile "ceasefire" agreement into an enduring peace settlement. That opportunity was wasted and underlying weaknesses in governance have bedevilled the recovery process. The world must learn from Sri Lanka's difficult experience. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40230/1/martin.pdf Mulligan, Martin and Shaw, Judith (2007) What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 3 (1). pp. 1-27. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/martin.pdf
spellingShingle P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
Mulligan, Martin
Shaw, Judith
What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title_full What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title_fullStr What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title_full_unstemmed What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title_short What The World Can Learn From Sri Lanka's Post-tsunami Experiences
title_sort what the world can learn from sri lanka's post-tsunami experiences
topic P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General)
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