@article{938682,
      author = {Pathirana, Dhanusha Gihan. and Aluthge, Chandana.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/938682},
      title = {A history of underdevelopment and political economy of  inflation in Sri Lanka : with an outline of nationalisms /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan,},
      abstract = {"The volume is a most original and pioneering application  of the synthesis of theories derived from the contributions  of past and present economists to an empirical study of  inflation in Sri Lanka. It is a compelling case study of  how drawing on the elements of past and present writings  may be made into illuminating theoretical narratives to  apply to historical episodes in individual societies. The  volume shows the value of how understanding past theories  in their original contexts may be used with or without  modification to make sense of happenings in our times." --  GC Harcourt, Emeritus Reader in The History of Economic  Theory, Cambridge, 1998; Emeritus Fellow, Jesus College,  1998; Professor Emeritus, Adelaide, 1988; Visiting  Professorial Fellow, UNSW Australia, 2010-2016; Honorary  Professor, UNSW Australia, 2016-2022 The book provides a  new conceptualisation of inflation in underdeveloped  economies, through Sri Lankas historical experience. It  outlines a general theory of nationalisms in their diverse  manifestations across the world, within a historical  perspective of capitalist development and underdevelopment.  The book, therefore, seeks to capture the production mode  holistically, within both its infrastructural and  superstructural levels probing their interactions. The  theoretical structure through which inflation is analysed  synthesises the theory of unproductive labour and Marxian  theory of prices of production with labour surplus theory  of late Dr. S. B. D. De Silva in the context of  underdevelopment. In this light, Professor David Laibmans  Allocation Problem is resolved within a Marxist framework  to provide an operational significance to the theory and  its application. In the same vein the book also provides a  new theoretical interpretation of Sri Lankas historical  development from the British period onwards through  application of theories of capitalist development and  surplus labour. Dhanusha Gihan Pathirana has been an  Economist for ne arly 10 years at Asia Capital PLC, Sri  Lanka, a multinational investment bank operating within the  Asian region based in Sri Lanka. Dr. Chandana Aluthge has  24 years of experience as a Lecturer in Economics at the  University of Colombo, Sri Lanka and is currently a Senior  Lecturer in Economics at the university. He published a  number of journal articles and presented papers on issues  pertaining to Finance and Economic Development in Sri  Lanka. He holds a PhD in Economics from Free University  Amsterdam, Netherlands.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5664-7},
      recid = {938682},
      pages = {1 online resource (251 pages)},
      address = {Singapore :},
      year = {2020},
}