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1 online resource (357 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Author Profiles; The Sri Lankan Economy: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Issues; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Sri Lankan Economic Development: Some Stylized Facts; 1.3. Sri Lanka: A Brief Policy History; 1.3.1. Trade Policy Regime; 1.3.2. Export Promotion and the Role of the Export Development Board; 1.3.3 Foreign Investment Policy; 1.3.4. Labor Market; 1.3.5. Macroeconomic Policy; 1.4. The Sri Lankan Development Record; 1.4.1. Economic Growth; 1.4.2. Structural Change |
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1.4.3. Savings and Investment1.4.4. Inflation and Unemployment; 1.4.5. Export Structure; 1.4.6. Poverty and Inequality; 1.4.7. Comparative Dimensions; 1.5. Major Themes and Issues; 1.6. Policy Inferences; Economic Performance and Macroeconomic Management; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Fiscal Policy; 2.3. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy; 2.4. Concluding Remarks; Logistics and Services in the Sri Lankan Economy; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Services; 3.2.1. Sri Lankaâ#x80;#x99;s Changing Economic Structure; 3.2.2. Major Service Subsectors; 3.2.3. Policy and Reform Options; 3.3. Logistics; 3.3.1. An Overview |
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3.3.2. The Sri Lankan Logistics Subsector3.3.3. Transport Infrastructure; 3.3.4. The Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Framework; 3.3.5. Regulatory, Policy, and Institutional Impediments; 3.4. Recommendations for Logistics; 3.5. Conclusions; Manufacturing Exports: Opportunities, Achievements, and Policy Options; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Analytical Framework; 4.3. Export Performance; 4.4. The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Export Expansion; 4.5. Determinants of Exports; 4.5.1. Econometrics; 4.5.2. Evidence from Field Surveys; 4.6. Summary and Policy Inferences |
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Modernizing Agriculture in Sri Lankaâ#x80;#x94;Status and Challenges5.1. The Context; 5.2. Agriculture in the Economy of Sri Lanka; 5.2.1. Historical Overview; 5.2.2. Contribution to Gross Domestic Product; 5.2.3. Labor Force Participation; 5.2.4. Land-Use Patterns; 5.2.5. Food Consumption Pattern; 5.2.6. Agriculture and Food Trade; 5.3. Sri Lankan Agriculture Compared with Neighboring Countries; 5.4. Agricultural Value Chains in Sri Lanka: Problematic Interfaces; 5.4.1. Rice Value Chain; 5.4.2. Dairy Value Chain; 5.4.3. Vegetable Value Chain; 5.4.4. Coconut Value Chain; 5.4.5. Spice Value Chain |
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5.4.6. Tea Value Chain5.4.7. Fish Value Chain; 5.5. Agricultural Policy Framework Objectives and Policy Instruments; 5.6. Policy Challenges Facing the Agriculture Sector; 5.6.1. Trade; 5.6.2. Agricultural Marketing; 5.6.3. The Fertilizer Subsidy Policy; 5.6.4. Agricultural Land Policy; 5.6.5. Irrigation Water Policy; 5.6.6. Agricultural Credit Policy; 5.6.7. Seed and Planting Material Policy; 5.6.8. Agricultural Research and Extension Policy; 5.6.9. Agricultural Mechanization Policy; 5.7. Recommendations; State-Owned Enterprise Reforms in Sri Lanka: The Way Forward; 6.1. Introduction |
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6.2. Methodology and Limitations |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economic history.
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Economic policy.
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| SUBJECT |
Sri Lanka -- Economic policy
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Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions
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| Subject |
Sri Lanka.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Athukorala, Prema-Chandra
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Ginting, Edimon
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Hill, Hal
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Kumar, Utsav
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Asian Development Bank.
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| ISBN |
9789292579746 |
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9292579746 |
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