Development under stress: Sri Lankan economy in transition

PART ONE: FIFTY YEARS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE CHALLENGE AHEAD Economic Development during the 50 Years of Independence What Went Wrong? Pre-Conditions for Achieving 'NIC Status' PART TWO: DEBATE ON ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION Stabilization and Adjustment A Second Look at the Experience during 1977-93 Does Leadership Matter in the Economic Reform Process? Liberalization and Governance during 1989-93 PART THREE: MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT The Economic Cost of the North-East Conflict Free Float of Currency, Budget 2001 and the IMF Package Managing the Economy during Turbulent Times, 2001-01 Managing the Economy at a Time of Terrorism and War and the Prospects after the 2002 Ceasefire Agreement Transforming the Conflict Using an Economic Dividend The Experience during 2002-03 PART FOUR: SECTORAL POLICY Industrialization An Overview Ready-Made Garment Industry Preparing to Face the Global Challenge Market Reform and Diversification in Agriculture Food Security Issues PART FIVE: EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY Structural Adjustment and Employment Creation The Poverty Situation and Policy