Kumara, K.K.2010-07-062010-07-061999Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, 22(1 and 2):p.77-114https://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/5019Agrarian changePost colonial periodLand tenure systemGambaraya systemPeasant economySocial differentiationPolitical changesSouthern dry zoneSocial SciencesAgrarian change inthe peasant economy of a paddy producing village in the southern dry zone of Sri Lanka:the Gambaraya system in transitionArticle