UID:
almafu_9958060489902883
Format:
1 online resource (pages cm)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780821399286
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0821399284
Series Statement:
Directions in development
Content:
Sri Lanka achieved middle-income-country status in January 2010, on the strength of of the economic growth fueled by the liberalization policy introduced in the late 1970s and pursued albeit unevenly in the following years. To continue growing, however, Sri Lanka needs to pay attention to its much neglected infrastructure. Accordingly, this report, aims to provide policy makers in Sri Lanka with a sound analytical basis for prioritizing investments and designing policy interventions that result in the mobilization of funds and their effective use for future development of Sri Lankas infrastructure, and also to improve understanding of the infrastructure sectors in Sri Lanka, including their current state and performance, future development needs, investment requirements and financing gaps, and bottlenecks to infrastructure development.The report assesses the countrys infrastructure endowment and performance, analyzes the contribution of infrastructure to economic and spatial development, and outlines investment needs and strategic priorities within those established by the Mahinda Chintana. It provides a cross-sectoral analysis of the major infrastructure cross-cutting themes including the link between infrastructure and poverty reduction and economic growth; the institutional and regulatory framework; the main issues regarding planning, coordination, and financing; and the role and constraints of private sector participation in infrastructure financing and service provision. It identifies bottlenecks to economic growth and considers policy issues to address them.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Economic growth and structural change : the role of infrastructure -- The Hub concept, competitive export, and dynamic cities as drivers of high economic growth -- Infrastructure constraints and investment needs -- Financing infrastructure investment -- Concluding remarks and recommendations -- Maps -- Figures -- Tables.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821399279
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0821399276
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781299734685
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1299734685
Language:
English
