Author: Saman Kelegama
Editor(s): Saman Kelegama
Publisher: Sage Publications
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 520
ISBN/UPC (if available): 076193278X
Description
Bringing together essays by 23 well-known Sri Lankan scholars, this comprehensive volume discusses the evolution of Sri Lanka’s economic policies from 1977 onwards, the ideology governing this evolution, the debates on policy, and the key economic issues confronting contemporary Sri Lanka. The book covers all segments of Sri Lanka’s economy.
REVIEWS
This festschrift honours Gamani Corea, one of Sri Lanka’s top economists, and takes a thorough look at the state’s development and political ideology. Its 522 pages are crammed with information.
-Businessworld
Although Sri Lanka is a small economy, this book holds up a mirror to India’s planning process, It is enthralling to read just how much in tune with import-substitution was Sri Lanka, and how mistrusted was the invisible hand, The book covers all the professional areas of Corea’s interest like central banking, the role of the public sector, exchange rates, and export pessimism.
-The Economic Times
Contents
INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC POLICY IN SRI LANKA: ISSUES AND DEBATES SAMAN KELEGAMA
I DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND IDEOLOGY: Growth of Manufactured Exports and Terms of Trade: Pessimism Confounded PREMACHANDRA ATHUKORALA
The Influence of Development Ideology in Macroeconomics 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
II MACROECONOMIC POLICY: Current Fiscal Policy D D M WAIDYASEKERA
Public Debt NIHAL KAPPAGODA
Exchange Rate SISIRA JAYASURIYA
III AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: Agricultural Development: Controversial Issues NIMAL SANDERATNE
Industrial Policy: Key Issues in Productivity SARATH RAJAPATIRANA
Technology Development: Key Issues in Productivity CHANDANA PERERA and SARATH DASANAYAKA
IV EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR: Labour Productivity Growth and Employment Generation: A Dilemma or Achievable Dual Goals? RAVI A YATAWARA
Youth Unemployment: An Exploratory Study W D LAKSHMAN
Migration and Brain Drain RAJA B M KORALE
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 INDRARATNE
Privatization and Regulation MALATHY KNIGHT-JOHN
Banking Sector Reform H N S KARUNATILAKE
VI SOCIAL WELFARE: 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
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GAMANI COREA
INDEX