The economic effects of the Sri Lankan civil war
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The economic effects of the Sri Lankan civil war and the costs of the continuation of this conflict were analyzed. This was undertaken to determine the relationship between defense spending and economic growth in less developed countries. The findings show that Sri Lanka adopted cutbacks in nonmilitary government spending and large reductions in investment to shoulder the costs of the civil war. The estimated opportunity cost of the war during 1983-88 is equivalent to 20% of the 1988 gross domestic product and it is predicted to increase dramatically in the event the war continues.
Publication Name: Economic Development & Cultural Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0013-0079
Year: 1993
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Solidarity networks in preindustrial societies: rational peasants with a moral economy
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The moral economy of preindustrial communities is analyzed. Results show that a mutual insurance rationale is the basis for solidarity netwroks prevalent among such communities. Precapitalist communities seem to view cooperation as a moral obligation and subsistence a right. This indicates that there is no contradiction between the idea of a moral economy and the conscious right to subsistence.
Publication Name: Economic Development & Cultural Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0013-0079
Year: 1992
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Contingent loan repayment in the Philippines
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The development of a conceptual framework to analyze the management of risk by lenders and the repayment of contingent loans by borrowers in the Philippines is described.
Publication Name: Economic Development & Cultural Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0013-0079
Year: 2007
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