Economics And Elections
| by Tisaranee Gunasekara
“When the social contract is abrogated, when trust between a government and its citizens fails, disillusionment, disengagement or worse follows.”
Joseph Stiglitz (The Price of Inequality)
( August 31, 2014, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Most Lankans do not earn enough to make ends meet, according to government statistics.
53% of the urban population, 73% of the rural population and 81% of the estate population do not receive the minimum income necessary to pay for food and other basic needs, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.
