Sri Lanka’s Economic Chaos Shows the Dangers of Environmental Planning

Sri Lanka’s Economic Chaos Shows the Dangers of Environmental Planning
A Sri Lankan farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Colombo on Jan. 9, 2016. Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP via Getty Images
Zilvinas Silenas
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On July 14, after months of economic and social unrest, Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned in disgrace and fled to Singapore, leaving in his wake an economic crisis and a food shortage.
Zilvinas Silenas
Zilvinas Silenas
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Zilvinas Silenas became president of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) in May 2019.
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