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Columns/Presidential Election 2024

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This week my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it says in a nutshell. To me, what matters most is conveying understanding at this critically important moment, so

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How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle

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Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

This week my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it says in a nutshell. To me, what matters most is

Election Promises: A Debt Trap for Sri Lanka

August 29, 2024

Columns/Presidential Election 2024

When a politician promises to give you something for nothing, they must first confiscate that wealth from you — either by direct taxes, indirect tax, or by inflationary pricing arising from more

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