Economic policy in Sri Lanka : issues and debates
Kelegama, Saman (Editor)
Economic policy in Sri Lanka : issues and debates - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004. - 522 p. : ill. ;
"A festschrift in honour of Gamani Corea."
Introduction: Economic policy in Sri Lanka: issues and debates / Susan Kelegama --
PART I. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND IDEOLOGY --
Growth of manufactured exports and terms of trade: pessimism confounded / Prema-chandra Athukorala --
The influence of development ideology in macroeconomic policy reform process / Dushni Weerakoon --
The lessons of national planning / Godfrey Gunatilleke --
Understanding reforms: 1960-2000 / Lal Jayawardena --
The importance of the public sector in economic and social development / J.B. Kelegama --
PART II. MACROECONOMIC POLICY --
Current fiscal policy / D.D.M. Waidyasekera --
Public debt: institutional issues / Nihal Kappagoda --
Exchange rate / Sisira Jayasuriya --
PART III. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT --
Agricultural development: controversial issues / Nimal Sanderatne --
Industrial policy / Sarath Rajapatirana --
Technology development: key issues in productivity / Chandana Perera, Sarath Dasanayaka --
PART IV. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR --
Labour productivity growth and employment generation / Ravindra A. Yatawana --
Youth unemployment: an exploratory study / W.D. Lakshman --
Migration and brain drain / Raja B.M. Korale --
PART V. INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES --
Economic liberalization and institutional reform / David Dunham --
Consumer affairs authority act in the overall context of competition policy / A.D.V. de S. Indraratna --
Privatization and regulation / Malathy Knight-John --
Banking sector reform / H.N.S. Karunatilake --
PART VI. SOCIAL WARFARE --
The colonial lineages of the welfare state / Laksiri Jayasuriya --
Overview of the health sector / Amala de Silva --
Public investment in education: conceptual foundations / Harsha Aturupane --
Poverty alleviation / Buddhadasa Hewavitharana.
Gamani Corea, b. 1925, Sri Lankan economist; contributed articles.
9780761932789 076193278X (hard back)
Sri Lanka -- Economic policy.
Sri Lanka -- Politique économique.
Economic policy.
330.95493 / ECO
Economic policy in Sri Lanka : issues and debates - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2004. - 522 p. : ill. ;
"A festschrift in honour of Gamani Corea."
Introduction: Economic policy in Sri Lanka: issues and debates / Susan Kelegama --
PART I. DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND IDEOLOGY --
Growth of manufactured exports and terms of trade: pessimism confounded / Prema-chandra Athukorala --
The influence of development ideology in macroeconomic policy reform process / Dushni Weerakoon --
The lessons of national planning / Godfrey Gunatilleke --
Understanding reforms: 1960-2000 / Lal Jayawardena --
The importance of the public sector in economic and social development / J.B. Kelegama --
PART II. MACROECONOMIC POLICY --
Current fiscal policy / D.D.M. Waidyasekera --
Public debt: institutional issues / Nihal Kappagoda --
Exchange rate / Sisira Jayasuriya --
PART III. AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT --
Agricultural development: controversial issues / Nimal Sanderatne --
Industrial policy / Sarath Rajapatirana --
Technology development: key issues in productivity / Chandana Perera, Sarath Dasanayaka --
PART IV. EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR --
Labour productivity growth and employment generation / Ravindra A. Yatawana --
Youth unemployment: an exploratory study / W.D. Lakshman --
Migration and brain drain / Raja B.M. Korale --
PART V. INSTITUTIONAL AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES --
Economic liberalization and institutional reform / David Dunham --
Consumer affairs authority act in the overall context of competition policy / A.D.V. de S. Indraratna --
Privatization and regulation / Malathy Knight-John --
Banking sector reform / H.N.S. Karunatilake --
PART VI. SOCIAL WARFARE --
The colonial lineages of the welfare state / Laksiri Jayasuriya --
Overview of the health sector / Amala de Silva --
Public investment in education: conceptual foundations / Harsha Aturupane --
Poverty alleviation / Buddhadasa Hewavitharana.
Gamani Corea, b. 1925, Sri Lankan economist; contributed articles.
9780761932789 076193278X (hard back)
Sri Lanka -- Economic policy.
Sri Lanka -- Politique économique.
Economic policy.
330.95493 / ECO