The economic cost of the war in Sri Lanka

Authors
Arunatilake, N Jayasuriya, S Kelegama, S
Citation
N. Arunatilake et al., The economic cost of the war in Sri Lanka, WORLD DEV, 29(9), 2001, pp. 1483-1500
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
EnvirnmentalStudies Geografy & Development
Journal title
WORLD DEVELOPMENT
ISSN journal
0305750X → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1483 - 1500
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-750X(200109)29:9<1483:TECOTW>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
This paper discusses some of the conceptual and methodological problems ass ociated with assessing the economic costs of civil wars and other violent s ocial conflicts, and presents an evaluation of the costs of the (still ongo ing) conflict in Sri Lanka. Our estimates suggest that the costs of conflic t since 1983 may be at least equivalent to twice Sri Lanka's 1996 GDP. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.