The Sri Lankan Economy : Charting a New Course.

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 -- 1.4.3. Savings and Investment -- 1.4.4. 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 Lanka'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 -- 3.3.2. The Sri Lankan Logistics Subsector -- 3.3.3. 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.

Modernizing Agriculture in Sri Lanka-Status and Challenges -- 5.1. 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 -- 5.4.6. Tea Value Chain -- 5.4.7. 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 -- 6.2. Methodology and Limitations -- 6.3. State-Owned Enterprise Reforms and Inclusive Growth -- 6.4. Historical Evolution: Learning from the Past -- 6.5. State-Owned Enterprises: The Current Context -- 6.6. Successful State-Owned Enterprise Reforms: International Experience -- 6.7. Types of State-Owned Enterprise Reforms -- 6.8. Potential Reform Pathways -- Financing Sustainable Urbanization in Sri Lanka -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Urbanization in Sri Lanka -- 7.2.1. Urban Evolution, Form, and Structure -- 7.2.2. Institutional Roles and Functions for Urban Development -- 7.3. Urbanization Finance in Sri Lanka.

7.3.1. Intergovernmental Fiscal Framework -- 7.3.2. Local Government Revenues -- 7.3.3. Local Authority Expenditures -- 7.3.4. Considerations for the Way Forward -- 7.4. Funding Options for Urban Development and Urban Services -- 7.4.1. User Charges -- 7.4.2. Property Taxes and Related Property Charges -- 7.5. Challenges and Opportunities for Urban Finance in Sri Lanka -- 7.5.1. Realign Functions and Finance -- 7.5.2. Link Spatial and Sector Planning -- 7.5.3. Improve Options for Private Participation -- 7.6. Strategy for Establishing an Institutional Framework for Urban Finance in Sri Lanka -- 7.6.1. Strategic Element 1: Reset the Intergovernmental Fiscal Framework for Urban Service Delivery and Finance -- 7.6.2. Strategic Element 2: Operationalize a Spatial Planning and Coordination Framework -- 7.6.3. Strategic Element 3: Institutionalize a Governance Framework for Urbanization -- Sri Lanka's Labor Market and Human Capital Formation -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Employment Trends and Patterns -- 8.2.1. Shifts of Sectoral Composition -- 8.2.2. Job Growth and Required Skills -- 8.2.3. High Education Attainment -- 8.3. Education System Issues -- 8.4. Demographic Changes -- 8.5. Labor Force Trends and Participation -- 8.6. Increasing Trend of Working Abroad -- 8.7. Conclusions and Policy Suggestions -- Key Policy Recommendations -- 9.1. Macroeconomic Management -- 9.2. Services and Logistics -- 9.3. Manufacturing Exports -- 9.4. Agriculture -- 9.5. State-Owned Enterprises -- 9.6. Urban Finance -- 9.7. Labor and Education -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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