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Authoritarianism in the Age of Market Liberalism in Sri Lanka[Note 1. This article has evolved through conference presentations at the ...]
Author(s) -
Stokke Kristian
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
antipode
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.177
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1467-8330
pISSN - 0066-4812
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8330.00055
Subject(s) - authoritarianism , opposition (politics) , liberalization , sri lanka , bureaucracy , political economy , corporate governance , economic liberalization , politics , liberalism , argument (complex analysis) , marxist philosophy , political science , colonialism , development economics , economic system , economics , democracy , law , socioeconomics , biochemistry , chemistry , finance , tanzania
The agenda for “good governance” postulates that it constitutes both a precondition for and an outcome of economic development. In direct opposition, neo‐Marxist analyses assert a causal link between economic liberalization and bureaucratic‐authoritarian regimes. This article argues that the relationship between governance and economic development cannot be resolved in such abstract and ahistorical terms but must be approached through concrete analyses of political strategies around and within the post‐colonial state. A closer examination of authoritarianism and economic liberalization in Sri Lanka supports this argument.