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The Indian Ocean Tsunami: Economic Impact, Disaster Management and Lessons
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Resosudarmo, Budy P. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2005
of the disaster with a focus on the two worst affected countries - Indonesia (Aceh province) and Sri Lanka. The 26 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005115692
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Aggregate and Sectoral Productivity Growth in Thailand and Indonesia
Warr, Peter - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Total factor productivity growth is studied in this paper for two countries, Thailand and Indonesia, from 1980 to 2006 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008482051
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Exchange rate policy and export performance in a landlocked developing country: The case of Nepal
Paudel, Ramesh C; Burke, Paul J - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2015
This paper examines the implications of Nepal’s exchange rate policy for its export performance over the period 1980 …–2010. We first document Nepal’s long-standing currency peg against the Indian rupee and that Nepal’s real exchange rate … appreciation has adversely affected Nepal’s exports, especially to third-country markets. Nepal’s exchange rate-related export …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252692
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Sri Lanka's Trade Policies: Back to Protectionism
Pursell, Garry; Ahsan, F.M. Ziaul - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2011
subversion of its preferential trade agreements, especially the agreements with India (ILFTA), Pakistan (PSFTA) and with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008861949
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Sri Lanka's Post-conflict Development Challenge: Learning from the Past
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
The end of the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009 generated widespread expectations of a period of sustained economic growth, building on the achievements of the liberalisation reforms sustained over three previous decades. However, recent developments have dampened that optimism, rekindling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010762628
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Repositioning in the Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post-MFA Era: Strategic Issues and Evidence from Sri Lanka
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Ekanayake, Raveen - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2014
quota-free global market, large low cost countries (in particular China and India) and countries in proximity to the major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095316
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Changing patterns of food consumption in Sri Lanka: 1985–2009
Wijesekere, Gaminiratne - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2015
This paper examines the patterns of food consumption in Sri Lanka from 1985 to 2009 using the food disappearance data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization. Trends in per capita daily calorie, protein and fat supply have been examined. The study finds that grain food products are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144008
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Economic Policy Shifts in Sri Lanka: The Post-conflict Development Challenge
Athukorala, Prema-chandra; Jayasuriya, Sisira - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
The end of the long civil war in Sri Lanka in 2009 generated widespread expectations of a peace dividend that would enable Sri Lanka to embark on a period of sustained economic growth, but recent developments have dampened that optimism, rekindling fears that Sri Lanka’s tale of missed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144010
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Sri Lanka's Trade Policy: Reverting to Dirigisme?
Athukorala, Prema-chandra - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
This paper surveys recent development in Sri Lankan trade policy, with an emphasis on emerging protectionist tendencies, using Sri Lanka’s Trade Policy Review (2010) by the World Trade Organization as a reference point. The Sri Lankan experience for over the three decades following the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011144021
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Economic Roots of Political Conflict: The Case of Sri Lanka
Abeyratne, Sirimal - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2002
Escalation of political conflict in many developing countries and their impact on economic development has been a topical issue in recent development literature. The overwhelming emphasis on ‘ethnic conflicts’ in this literature has, however, precluded looking at political conflict in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005115661