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Fiscal Problems and the Need for the Enhancement of Indirect Taxation in Sri Lanka

Amirthalingam, Kopalapillai (University of Colombo, 2010)

In the past three decades a number of developing countries have experienced major episodes of financial crises that were brought in by unsustainable fiscal deficits. As in the case of a number of other developing countries, ...
An identification of the reasons for paddy cultivation progress in Sri Lanka in past three decades A study with Institute of paddy research - Bathalagoda

Dissanayake, D.M. Karunadasa (University of Colombo, 2010)

Rice was the staple diet of Sri Lankans from the earliest historical times. Non perennial streams flowing across the North-western and South-eastern plains in the Dry Zone were harnessed by building hydraulic structures ...
Media-centric Election Propaganda: Theoretical and Practical Aspects

Herath, Samantha (University of Colombo, 2010)

The term ‘Propaganda’ originates with the Roman Catholic Congregation for the propagation of faith established by the Catholic Church in 1622. The term was largely brought about by its popularization during wars - ...
Inflation in Sri Lanka: How to explain and forecast?

Aluthge, Chandana; Liyanaarachchi, Susantha (University of Colombo, 2010)

According to economic theory there are two important factors that cause inflation. Inflation can be due to an increase in total spending or aggregate demand. This is often expressed as ‘too much money chasing too few ...
Lesson materials and their nativization (Sri Lankanization) for teaching English in Universities

Attanayake, Asantha U. (University of Colombo, 2010)

Nativization of English has many facets in it. Among the aspects of the Sri Lankanness in English such as morphological, syntactic and semantics discourses, the phonological aspect is the most common and widely discussed ...

Fiscal Problems and the Need for the Enhancement of Indirect Taxation in Sri Lanka

Amirthalingam, Kopalapillai (University of Colombo, 2010)

In the past three decades a number of developing countries have experienced major episodes of financial crises that were brought in by unsustainable fiscal deficits. As in the case of a number of other developing countries, ...
An identification of the reasons for paddy cultivation progress in Sri Lanka in past three decades A study with Institute of paddy research - Bathalagoda

Dissanayake, D.M. Karunadasa (University of Colombo, 2010)

Rice was the staple diet of Sri Lankans from the earliest historical times. Non perennial streams flowing across the North-western and South-eastern plains in the Dry Zone were harnessed by building hydraulic structures ...
Media-centric Election Propaganda: Theoretical and Practical Aspects

Herath, Samantha (University of Colombo, 2010)

The term ‘Propaganda’ originates with the Roman Catholic Congregation for the propagation of faith established by the Catholic Church in 1622. The term was largely brought about by its popularization during wars - ...
Inflation in Sri Lanka: How to explain and forecast?

Aluthge, Chandana; Liyanaarachchi, Susantha (University of Colombo, 2010)

According to economic theory there are two important factors that cause inflation. Inflation can be due to an increase in total spending or aggregate demand. This is often expressed as ‘too much money chasing too few ...
Lesson materials and their nativization (Sri Lankanization) for teaching English in Universities

Attanayake, Asantha U. (University of Colombo, 2010)

Nativization of English has many facets in it. Among the aspects of the Sri Lankanness in English such as morphological, syntactic and semantics discourses, the phonological aspect is the most common and widely discussed ...
Seeing the Village through the Trees: Representing the Village in Sri Lankan Fiction

Stentiford, David (University of Colombo, 2010)

Sri Lanka’s postcolonial history is unique amongst South Asian countries in that Sri Lanka has not seen a major flight of people leaving rural villages to settle in urban centers. Today, 85% of the population lives outside ...
Environmental impacts due to river sand mining: A case study

Piyadasa, Ranjana U. K. (University of Colombo, 2010)

Sand is an essential element of construction and has direct and indirect impacts on a country’s development processes. The sustainable use of sand resources is important to maintain natural ecosystems and support overall ...
Perceptual Differentiation on the status of Man and Woman as reflected by Traditional Domestic Architecture in Sri Lanka with special emphasis on Kandyan areas

Widyalankara, Anuththaradevi (University of Colombo, 2010)

Buildings are not just material objects, but as Anthony D. King says, “buildings indeed, the entire built environment, are essentially social and cultural products” (King, 1982:01). Generally buildings result in social ...
The Significance of 'Critical Border Thinking' and 'Languaging' in the Sri Lankan Context

Tantrigoda, Pavithra; de Silva, Esther Surenthiraraj (University of Colombo, 2010)

This paper will examine the notion of "critical border thinking" and its significance for postcolonial societies such as Sri Lanka. Further, it will explore the role of 'languaging' in relation to "critical border ...
Unequal societies: A misplaced dimension of protracted conflict

Kulatunga, Sasini T.K. (University of Colombo, 2010)

After 26 years of civil war Sri Lanka is coming to grips with the untried realities of sustainable peace. With the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the end of the war in May 2009, Sri Lanka is heading ...
Politics and Ideology of the ‘Sinhala-Buddhist Political South: Some aspects of the political transformation in Sri Lanka (2005-2010)

Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith (University of Colombo, 2010)

Since Mahinda Rajapaksha’s victory at the 2005 presidential election, fundamental change has been taking place in the political landscape of Sri Lanka. One of the major aspects of this change is the emergence of a new ...
Political Metaphor in the Life of the Buddha

Tilakaratne, Asanga (University of Colombo, 2010)

The legend says that the Brahmins who were called by Suddhodana, the father of Siddhartha, the future Buddha, to predict his new born child’s future said that either he will become universal monarch if he were to remain ...
The Politics of Code Switching in Print Advertising in Sri Lanka

Vanniasinkam, Nadine. A. (University of Colombo, 2010)

This paper explores the linguistic phenomenon of code switching in print advertising, which is a consequence of the bilingual/multilingual environment in Sri Lanka. Code switching which is “the alternative use by bilinguals ...
Economics of the Railway System of Sri Lanka: A Case for Structural Reforms

Gunaruwan, T L; Indika, Nuwan (University of Colombo, 2010)

Railway system is an important element of the transport infrastructure in Sri Lanka. Though its share of the economy’s transport market has gradually declined over the past few decades, it still accounts for nearly 5% ...
Male dominance to female dominance and back to male dominance: the changing nature of international labour migration of Sri Lanka

De Silva, W. Indralal (University of Colombo, 2010)

When the international labour migration from Sri Lanka commenced in 1976, with the first major rise in oil prices in Middle-East region countries, males dominated in the migration stream. However, by 1988, the number of ...

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