A Sinhala translation of the book 'Talking to My Daughter- A Brief History of Capitalism', written by the famous economist and political activist Yanis Varoufakis, the former finance minister of Greece, was translated to Sinhala and published by the Revolutionary Students' Union.
The book launch was held yesterday (02) at the Library Services and Documentation Center, Colombo 7 with the participation of university students, lecturers, artistes, representatives of trade unions and civil society organizations.
Pubudu Jayagoda, Education Secretary of Frontline Socialist Party, Dr. Kalpa Rajapakse of University of Peradeniya, Sumith Charminda the Lecturer of Colombo University and Mangala Maddumage, National Organizer of Revolutionary Student Union, made initial comments which was followed by an open dialogue.
The current economic crisis, the program proposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), its effects on the public and the falsity of the economic discourse presented by the ruling class and capitalist economists was discussed.
In that sphere of discussion, the book by Varoufakis translated to Sinhala will be able to create a very important social dialogue within the island. It must be specially noted that the author of the book, Yanis Varufakis, was the finance minister of the Syriza government that was formed in 2015, during the crisis of Greece.
The European nation, like Sri Lanka, has suffered a serious economic collapse, while this book was written by Yanis Varoufakis, the then Minister of Finance based on his own experiences.
