Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The future Head of State and his or her government must cast aside short-term petty and popular programs focused on addressing issues of the moment and instead focus on long-term strategies to develop competencies through a knowledge and technology based economy, if the country is to get over its economic woos and achieve prosperity, economists said, urging voters to give priority to policies and not persons.
With less than a week to go for a decisive election that will determine the fate of the country, no clear strategies have been presented by most of the candidates to salvage the economy which is in shambles. Former Central Bank Deputy Governor W.A. Wijewardena said the manifestos of the candidates of the major pa...