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Export Processing Zones In Sri Lanka: A Cost - Benefit Appraisal, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, John Weiss
Export Processing Zones In Sri Lanka: A Cost - Benefit Appraisal, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, John Weiss
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
Like many countries, Sri Lanka has used Export Processing Zones as a means of promoting manufactured exports. This article uses a cost-benefit approach to estimate the returns to the national economy from the main zones. Overall, the zones are found to be economically efficient with an economic rate of return of 23 per cent. The zones are dominated by textile and clothing firms, however, and returns in other sectors are considerably lower. Unlike zones elsewhere, profits to local investors are a significant part of national benefits.
Trade Reform And Industrial Performance: A Survey, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran
Trade Reform And Industrial Performance: A Survey, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
Under structural adjustment programme trade liberalization has been given a prominent role with.the expectation that it would promote exports and productivity. along the. line. of comparative advantages; also it would reduce monopolistic cond.Ittons m the domestic markets and reduce the rice markups. Number of hteratures attempt to test the reform induced p ~ across industr'es. d I . perj_ormance l 't I m eve opmg countries. This paper examines the available t f eratdu re for .t he purpose of ex p lo n·n g some general conclust· ons on this field 0 stu,/' A ~~nk bet~~en tra.de policy and …