This book focuses on the medical quackery in contemporary Sri Lanka. The study is intentionally restricted to the unlicensed, nonqualified individuals who provide Western medical (allopathic) treatment. The book examines a range of social forces that create the environment for these treatment providers to thrive from the viewpoints of the treatment providers concerned and the patients who consulted them. It reveals how the persistent gaps and shortcomings in the medical establishment have created opportunities for them to function as treatment providers. Further, it examines how these...