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Item Economic growth and redistributive justice as policy goals: A study of the recent expereience of Sri Lanka(1975-01) Lakshman, W.DSince political independence governments of different shades of political opinion in Sri Lanka have sought to achieve a number of different policy objectives in their management of the country's economic affairs. In very broad terns these objectives can be grouped under the following headings: (I) economic growth; (2) redistributive or what is more commonly known as social welfare (3) employment creation, and (4) internal and external economic stability.Item Globalization economic growth and employment in Sri Lanka(1996) Lakshman, W.DThis paper examines, inter alla, the employment implications of the process of economic liberalization and globalization that has been underway in Sri Lanka since 1977. High growth of the economy facilitated by the structural reforms has helped the Sri Lankan economy create employment opportunities at rates higher than the rate of labor force growth. However, the question of the quality of jobs that have been created as also increased inequality in the society need to be addresses.Item Inclusive University Education and the public University in Sri Lanka(2013-02-14) Lakshman, W.DItem The state and development: Sri Lanka in Neo-liberal policy regime(2006-05) Lakshman, W.DItem State policy in Sri Lankaand its economic impact 1970-85: selected themes with special reference to distributive implications of policy(1986-01) Lakshman, W.DThe shift of emphasis in development thinking and practice from growth maximization to basic needs in the recent past, was respond sible for the generation of a high degree of academic and policy level interest in the development experience of Sri Lanka over the last two decades or so (World Bank 1980) isenmen 1980: Richard and Gunaratne, 1980)