Trade Liberalization in Sri Lanka: Exports, Technology and Industrial Policy

by Ganeshan Wignaraja

Analyzes export performance in Sri Lanka at a national and a firm level, focusing on the acquisition of industrial technological capabilities during a period of trade liberalization. Sri Lanka's record and liberalization policies are compared with those of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Analysis of the export and technological record of enterprises of varying performance highlights the policies which enhance competitiveness in developing and transition economies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

282 pages, Hardcover

First published February 16, 1998