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Development under stress : Sri Lankan economy in transition /

Sri Lanka is credited with being the pioneer of economic liberalisation in South Asia. Why, then, is economic progress painfully slow with the outcome being far below the country's potential?. This book examines the process of development and the implementation of reforms in Sri Lanka after the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kelegama, Saman
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Economic Development during the 50 Years of Independence; Pre-Conditions for Achieving 'NIC Status'; Stabilisation and Adjustment; Does Leadership Matter in the Economic Reform Process? Liberalisation and Governance during 1989-93; The Economic Cost of the North-East Conflict; Free Float of Currency, Budget 2001 and the IMF Package; Managing the Economy at a Time of Terrorism and War and the Prospects after the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement; Transforming the Conflict Using an Economic Dividend.
  • IndustrialisationReady-Made Garment Industry; Market Reform and Diversification in Agriculture; Food Security Issues; Structural Adjustment and Employment Creation; The Poverty Situation and Policy; Index; About the Author.