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    Development Under Stress: Sri Lankan Economy in Transition
    (Sage, 2006) Kelegama, Saman
    This book examines various impediments faced in the development process and implementation of reforms in Sri Lanka, particularly after economic liberalization in 1977. The author maintains that it is a case of development under stress where the outcome has been far below the country's potential. The book describes key features of the Sri Lankan socio-political and economic system that prevented the country from achieving higher levels of economic growth. It 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. The book is divided into five parts. The first part examines 50 years of economic development and the challenges ahead; the second discusses the economic liberalization debate; the third part looks at macroeconomic management during difficult times; the fourth looks at sectoral issues with reference to industry and agriculture; and the final part examines employment and poverty. [From Publisher Website]
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    Stabilization and Liberalization: A Closer Look at the Sri Lankan Experience 1977-93
    (Institute of Policy Studies, 1994) Dunham, David; Kelegama, Saman
    Three years before the World Bank introduced its first structural adjustment loan in 1980, Sri Lanka had embarked on a process of economic liberalization. The results of this have been documented at the end of the 1980s. The events illustrate the difficulties of managing the transition from a closed to an open economy. However, tensions between different needs of stabilization and adjustment have received very little attention in the literature. Why Sri Lankan liberalization faltered during this period has still not been adequately answered. This paper attempts to provide an answer to this crucial question.
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