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 --...

ASEAN has significant achievements to its credit. It is a durable and effective functioning entity, more so than any other regional organization in the developing world. For a region characterized by great diversity and a history of conflict, ASEAN has played a role in delivering relative peace...