Trade liberalization in Sri Lanka : exports, technology, and industrial policy

By: Wignaraja, GaneshanMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1998Description: xxiii, 282 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780333649565; 0333649567Subject(s): Free trade -- Sri Lanka | Exports -- Government policy -- Sri Lanka | Industrial policy -- Sri LankaDDC classification: 382.3095493
Contents:
List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Preface and Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK - Introduction - Analytical Framework - PART 2: EXPLAINING OVERALL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN SRI LANKA - Growth and Export Performance of Manufacturing - Macroeconomic Determinants of Export Performance - The Incentive Structure for Manufacturing - Supply-Side Determinants of Competitiveness - Interventions in Manufacturing: Main Findings - PART 3: EXPLAINING FIRM-LEVEL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN SRI LANKA - The Sample Background - The Determinants of Firm-Level Export Performance - The Acquisition of Industrial Technological Capabilities - PART 4: CONCLUSION - Conclusions and Policy Implications - Bibliography - Index
Summary: The East Asian experience suggests that technological development is fundamental to export success in outward-oriented economies. This study analyses export performance in Sri Lanka at a national and firm level, focusing on the acquisition of industrial technological capabilities during a period of trade liberalization. It compares Sri Lanka's record with Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Analysis of the export and technological record of enterprises of varying performance highlights the policies which enhance competitiveness in developing and transition economies.
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List of Tables - List of Figures - Foreword - Preface and Acknowledgements - Abbreviations - PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK - Introduction - Analytical Framework - PART 2: EXPLAINING OVERALL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN SRI LANKA - Growth and Export Performance of Manufacturing - Macroeconomic Determinants of Export Performance - The Incentive Structure for Manufacturing - Supply-Side Determinants of Competitiveness - Interventions in Manufacturing: Main Findings - PART 3: EXPLAINING FIRM-LEVEL EXPORT PERFORMANCE IN SRI LANKA - The Sample Background - The Determinants of Firm-Level Export Performance - The Acquisition of Industrial Technological Capabilities - PART 4: CONCLUSION - Conclusions and Policy Implications - Bibliography - Index

The East Asian experience suggests that technological development is fundamental to export success in outward-oriented economies. This study analyses export performance in Sri Lanka at a national and firm level, focusing on the acquisition of industrial technological capabilities during a period of trade liberalization. It compares Sri Lanka's record with Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Analysis of the export and technological record of enterprises of varying performance highlights the policies which enhance competitiveness in developing and transition economies.

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