Sri Lanka's economic crisis is a chance to reinvent international bailouts so that citizens don't take most of the pain
- Written by Sayantan Ghosal, Professor of Economics, University of Glasgow
Sri Lanka recorded the first casualties from its spiralling economic crisis several days ago, with one protester dead and 24 more injured. This was from police firing gunshots into a crowd who were demanding the removal of a government they hold responsible for the country’s predicament. At present:
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