Jan 10, 2025 · It was also pessimism over the reckless exploitation of scale economies and blind commitment to technology as panacea for all economic problems that prompted E. F. Schumacher to publish a year later his Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered.And, as if to hasten the realization of MIT’s gloomy prediction the 1978 OPEC oil crisis struck the first blow to the Keynesian ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Preliminary Remarks. Encouraged by the Presidential address delivered as a Christmas message to the people of Sri Lanka by the Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the President of Sri Lanka, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) wishes to reiterate its earlier appeal regarding the urgent need for fundamental reforms in Sri Lanka’s justice system.The AHRC appreciates the clarity with which the ...

Jan 11, 2025 · When at a loose end I am in the habit of pulling a book out of my bookshelf to browse through. I do it with both pleasure and profit; passing time gives perspective, offering new insights to books read long ago or casually put aside then. While reading I also tend to look up on the author, the times ...

Dec 31, 2024 · The desire to be part of the festivities was visible also in the large number of people who participate in them at different levels. They enjoyed themselves at the expensive buffets of five star hotels and in the open spaces of Galle Face Green, where there was a carnival and mobile eateries or in the big shopping malls where they might have a bite at Pizza Hut or engage in window shopping.

Oct 13, 2024 · Anura Kumara Dissanayake expects his JVP-led NPP to win a majority of seats in the legislature to make his task easier.The question is whether that majority should be a simple working majority or a solid two-third majority. Disastrous consequences under governments that ruled with two-third majority in the past had provoked political pundits and opinion makers to question the wisdom of ...

Dec 30, 2024 · Unless the scourge of corruption is at least controlled, if not eliminated, our country is doomed. In the absence of genuine effort, no amount of big talk of “Yahapalanaya”, “Eradication of Beeshanaya and Dhooshanaya”, “Vistas of Splendour,” are all hollow deceptions, and an insult to our collective intelligence.

Jan 4, 2025 · In recent days, the remarks made by the Honourable Minister of Health and Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, during the inauguration of a new building at Apeksha Hospital, have ignited a firestorm of debate across social media platforms.The catalyst for this uproar was Dr. Jayatissa’s declaration that “donations, of any kind, would not be permitted henceforth to the Ministry of Health.”

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Jan 5, 2025 · If the “ Aragalaya ” had any lesson to offer, it was the dominant demand for a “System change.” The Presidential and Parliamentary elections showed emphatic support. Although the “Throw out all 225” did not (thankfully) materialize, the never in a life-time experience, saw large numbers resigning/retiring.

Dec 2, 2024 · Over the past 40 years, the world has experienced a fractious relationship between value systems associated with nationalism and globalisation, which social scientists have identified as two defining features of the modern era, producing complementary processes in …