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Accumulation through nationalism: the politics of profit in “neoliberal” Sri Lanka

Widger, Tom

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Abstract

It is worth remembering that the introduction of open economic reforms in the country cannot be dichotomized from the tacit encouragement of nationalist forces that led to the outbreak of the civil war. In his analysis of the continued twinning of capitalism and nationalism, Tom Widger draws attention to what he terms ‘philanthronationalism’ as a characteristic of private capital in the country. Widger demonstrates how the nationalist imagination of Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes in Sri Lanka function to legitimize and encourage capital accumulation, while gaining state sanction for the exploitative economic activities of these companies.

Citation

Widger, T. (2017). Accumulation through nationalism: the politics of profit in “neoliberal” Sri Lanka. Polity, 7(2), 31-37

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 5, 2017
Online Publication Date Aug 16, 2017
Publication Date Aug 16, 2017
Deposit Date Jun 5, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Polity
Print ISSN 0032-3497
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Issue 2
Pages 31-37
Publisher URL http://ssalanka.org/accumulation-through-nationalism-the-politics-of-profit-in-neoliberal-sri-lanka-thomas-widger/