Development under stress : Sri Lankan economy in transition
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TextPublication details: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : Sage Publications, 2006Description: 305 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780761935360; 0761935363 ; 9788178296944 ; 8178296942 Subject(s): Sri Lanka -- Economic policy | Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions | Economic historyDDC classification: 338.95493 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Sri Lanka Collection
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Main Library Sri Lanka Collection | Reference | 338.95493 KEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 011272 | ||
Reference Books
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Main Library Reference | Reference | 338.95493 KEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 011273 |
Includes index
pt. 1. Fifty years of economic development and the challenge ahead --
pt . 2. Debate on economic liberalisation --
pt. 3. Macroeconomic management --
pt. 4. Sectoral policy --
pt. 5. Employment and poverty.
Examines various impediments faced in the development process and implementation of reforms in Sri Lanka, particularly after economic liberalization in 1977. This book explains why it could not match the economic achievements of South Korea and Malaysia - countries that had similar per capita income levels to that of Sri Lanka in the 1950s.
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