Category: Top Gear
Opinion: Stiglitz could keep Economic Forum on point
Jan 06, 2016 (LBO) – The work of renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz, a guest speaker at the Sri Lanka Economic Forum this week, could help focus attention on several issues simmering in the island’s political and economic discourse. The problem of deregulated markets, growing income inequality in neo-liberal economies, and IMF intransigence in the face […]
Opinion: Consuming GMOs is least of our problems
Oct 04, 2015 (LBO) – For a sector so essential to Sri Lanka, it seems the public understanding of agriculture is rather poor. This may be why we have lagged behind other Asian countries in terms of crop productivity. One sign of this — almost all vegetable seeds are now imported. Agriculture experts have watched […]
Opinion: Unleashing the potential of the economy
Sept 10, 2015 (LBO) – With the installation of a new government comes hope of ways to unleash the creativity and potential of this beautiful island. With that in mind, this column will re-visit ideas, often discussed – depending on which circles you move in – about how this can be done. Here’s the first […]