Sri Lanka : Development Policy Review

This report provides an integrated view of Sri Lanka's long term development challenges for sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Sri Lanka's substantial achievements in human development are well known. In several dimensions - such a...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Development Policy Review (DPR)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO BANK ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCOUNTING ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURE BANKS BARRIER TO ENTRY BENCHMARK BENEFICIARIES BORROWING BUDGET CONSTRAINT CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL INFLOW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL BANK CENTRALIZATION CHILD MORTALITY RATES CIVIL CONFLICT COLLATERAL COMMODITIES COMMODITY PRICE COMPETITIVENESS CONCESSIONARY RATES CONSUMER CONSUMERS CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COST EFFECTIVENESS CREDIT MARKETS CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT PLANS CUSTOMER BASE DEBT DEBT BURDEN DEBTS DEPRECIATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC MARKET DROUGHTS DURABLE EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC BOOM ECONOMIC COST ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC HISTORY ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PRIORITIES ECONOMIC RESEARCH ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC UTILITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE CONTROL EXCISE TAXES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT SHARE EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTENSION SERVICES EXTERNAL SHOCKS FEMALE WORKERS FINANCIAL LOSSES FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL MANAGEMENT FISCAL PROBLEM FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS FREE TRADE GDP GDP PER CAPITA GNP GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROWTH POTENTIAL GROWTH RATE HOLDING HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCE INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVEL INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INDEBTEDNESS INDIRECT COSTS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTEREST PAYMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT CLIMATE ASSESSMENT INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT REGIME LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LAND OWNERSHIP LAND POLICIES LEVIES LEVY LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LOCAL EXCHANGE LOW TARIFF LOW-INCOME LOW-INCOME FAMILIES LOWER INCOME MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMY MARKET FAILURES MONOPOLIES NATIONAL SAVING NATIONAL SECURITY NOMINAL INTEREST RATE OPEN ECONOMY PEACE PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONAL INCOME POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT POTENTIAL INVESTORS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CONTROLS PRICE UNCERTAINTY PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID DEVELOPMENT RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REAL GDP RECURRENT COSTS REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESPONSIBILITIES RESUME RETURN RETURNS REVENUE PERFORMANCE SAFETY NETS SALARIES SALARY SAVINGS SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOLS SELF-SUFFICIENCY SETTLEMENT SETTLEMENT PROGRAMS SMALLER FIRMS SOCIAL PROTECTION STAKEHOLDERS TARIFF BAND TAX TAX INCENTIVES TAX POLICIES TAX POLICY TAX REVENUES TAX SYSTEM TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE LINE TERRORISM TRADE BALANCE TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE REGIME TRADING TURNOVER UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE VALUABLE VALUE ADDED WAGE WAGES WEB PAGE WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE REFORMS WELFARE STATE WELFARE SYSTEM WITHDRAWAL WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/9875554/sri-lanka-development-policy-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14577