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Economic Policy in Sri Lanka: Issues and Debates
Edited by: Saman Kelegama
Published by: Sage, India

A publication in honour of Dr. Gamani Corea, Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies and an eminent Sri Lankan Economist titled, Economic Policy in Sri Lanka: Issues and Debates, edited by Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies will be launched shortly.

It is a collection of essays on Sri Lankan economic policy issues and debates with contributions from specialists in the field, and published by Sage, New Delhi, India.

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The volume consists of 23 chapters, which are divided into six parts. The volume begins with an introductory chapter by the editor. Part I on Development Strategy and Ideology carries six chapters: Growth of Manufactured Exports and Terms of Trade in Sri Lanka: Pessimism Confounded (by Premachandra Athukorala); The Influence of Development Ideology in Sri Lanka’s Macroeconomic Policy Reform Process (by Dushni Weerakoon); The Lessons of National Planning in Sri Lanka (by Godfrey Gunatilleke); Understanding Reform: The Sri Lankan Story 1960-2000 (by Lal Jayawardena); and The Importance of the Public Sector for Sri Lanka’s Rapid Economic and Social Development (by J.B. Kelegama).

Part II on Macroeconomic Policy has three chapters which analyse the Current Fiscal Policy Issues and Debates in Sri Lanka (by D.D. M. Waidyasekera); Public Debt in Sri Lanka: Institutional Issues and Current Situation (by Nihal Kappagoda); Exchange Rate Issues and Debates in Sri Lanka (by Sisira Jayasuriya).

Part III on Agriculture, Industry and Technology Development comprises three chapters: Agriculture Development: Controversial Issues (by Nimal Sanderatne); Industrial Policy versus Policy Towards Industry Debate: The Sri Lankan Case (by Sarath Rajapatirana); and Technology Development in Sri Lanka: Key Issues (by Chandana Perera and Sarath Dassanayake).

Part IV on Employment and Labour contains three chapters: Labour Productivity Growth and Employment Generation: A Dilemma or Achievable Dual Goals (by Ravi A. Yatawara); Youth Unemployment in Sri Lanka: An Exploratory Study (by W.D Lakshman); and Migration and Brain Drain in Sri Lanka (by R.B.M. Korale).

Part V on Institutional and Governance Issues contains four chapters: Economic Liberalization and Institutional Reform: Policy Debate in Sri Lanka (by David Dunham); Consumer Affairs Authority Act in the Overall Context of Competition Policy in Sri Lanka (by A.D.V. de S. Indraratna); Privatization and Regulations: Policy Issues and Debates in Sri Lanka (by Malathy Knight-John); and Banking Sector Reform in Sri Lanka (by H.N.S. Karunatilake).

Part VI on Social Welfare, has four chapters: The Colonial Lineages of the Sri Lankan Welfare State (by Laksiri Jayasuriya); Overview of the Health Sector in Sri Lanka: Reform and Policy Debates (by Amala de Silva); Public Investment in Education: Conceptual Foundations and the Empirical Attainment of Sri Lanka (by Harsha Athurupana); and Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka: Policy Debates (by Buddhadasa Hewavitharana).

The volume also contains a bibliography of Gamani Corea.

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