Centre for Governance Studies, Dhaka

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Ahilan Kadirgamar

4 pieces by Ahilan Kadirgamar on the CGS website.

Analysis

Shock Policies and Wage Repression

Ahilan Kadirgamar Published 9 November 2022

The dramatic high inflation of essential goods was not just caused by the unravelling economic crisis, or the war in Ukraine leading to the rise in…

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Crisis, Class and Consumption

Ahilan Kadirgamar Published 5 October 2021

Week after week, shortages of imported goods and rising cost of living are crippling the day-to-day lives of ordinary people. As the economic depression unfolds, the…

Analysis

Fragmenting Tamil Politics

Ahilan Kadirgamar Published 11 August 2020

As Sri Lanka powerfully consolidates under the Rajapaksa-led SLPP, the Federal Party’s long hegemony of Tamil parliamentary politics is unravelling. The parliamentary election results are unsurprising…