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Item Tax Policy in Sri Lanka: Economic Perspectives(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2017) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)This is an in-depth study of the Sri Lanka taxation system, the historical factors relating to growth from colonial times, the different socio-economic strategies pursued by different governments and administrations, leading to relevant changes in fiscal and taxation policies and their results. It also deals with the current trends and perspectives in fiscal policy, taxation and the tax system including tax administration as well as its feasibility and problems in relation to developing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and incentives to draw in much needed FDI.Item South Asian Yearbook of Trade and Development 2006(New Delhi: Wiley India and Centre for Trade and Development (Centad), 2007) Chimni, B.S. (ed.); Das, B.L. (ed.); Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Rahman, Mustafizur (ed.)This annual analyses in depth the implications of trade regimes for the South Asian countries. The range of issues raised include sectors like agriculture, services, and textiles and clothing, and market access issues (such as Duty-Free-Quota-Free market access and the Technical Barriers to Trade). The volume also raises the issues relating to the Rules of Origin and anti-dumping measures, which have been of particular concern for the developing countries. While the volume is focused on multilateral trade policies, critical issues of regional trade integration have also been addressed in some measure.Item South Asia in the World Trading System(Sage, 2000) Kelegama, Saman (Jt ed.); Kumar, Nagesh (Jt ed.)Editorial to the special issue of South Asia Economic Journal on emerging WTO challenges.Item Foreign Aid in South Asia: The Emerging Scenario(Sage, 2012) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)Foreign Aid in South Asia examines the individual South Asian country experience in dealing with foreign aid. The articles in this book show that the effectiveness of foreign aid as a developmental tool over the last few decades has been mixed, and that the Paris Declaration of 2005 has brought about some improvement in aid ownership, harmonization, mainstreaming, utilization, etc. The book examines how emerging as well as less developed South Asian economies are adapting to these developments in the context of security issues, post-conflict rehabilitation/reconstruction, and so on. The book provides many lessons for designing an international framework for aid or international aid architecture through case studies, highlighting the future policy priorities for that country. For the very first time, focus is laid on Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan—the three least-documented countries in the region—besides discussing about India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.Item Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia(Sage, 2011) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)Migration, Remittances and Development in South Asia explores the impact of migration on development in South Asian countries, compiling extensive information on the migration flows and trends, migrant remittances and migration policies. It discusses a number of proposals for effective cooperation on protection of migrant rights and promotion of migration and development linkages. Through a nuanced look at the role of remittances in bringing about development, it takes cognizance of the fact that remittances alone are unlikely to lift people out of poverty; rather, it is their interplay with other economic, social and cultural factors which determine the scale and type of impact remittances can have on poverty reduction. The book also examines how migration should be brought into the mainstream of development planning where development must be understood as a dynamic process implying growth, advancement, empowerment and progress, with the goal of enlarging the scope of human choices and creating an environment where citizens can live with dignity and equality.Item Trade in Services in South Asia: Opportunities and Risks of Liberalization(Sage, 2009) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)This collection of essays explores the opportunities and risks of the liberalization of trade in services in South Asia. It offers an overview of the entire region on market access and regulatory issues as defined by the GATS framework of the WTO and exposes areas for regional and bilateral liberalization. It provides policymakers and other stakeholders in the region with better comprehension of the problems pertaining to these, and consequently, shows them a clearer vision of how to overcome them. The compilation provides insight into the offensive and defensive interests in trade in services of the whole region. The essays survey the formidable challenges that South Asia faces—cost implications, “policy space” restrictions, stakeholder managing—while trying to comply with the GATS regulations on the one hand, and the often inadequate legal provisions and regulatory structures of the individual countries, on the other.Item South Asia in the WTO(Sage, 2007) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)This book contains all the revised papers at the 'South Asia in the WTO' conference which is organised by the Institute of Policy Studies and Friedrich Ebert-Stiftung in Colombo, Sri Lanka during 18-19 May 2016. The book examines the position of each South Asian country in the multilateral trading system as defined by the WTO and highlights various concerns South Asian countries have on key WTO issues in agriculture, industry, services, and development dimensions. The possibility of South Asian countries formulating a common position in the WTO negotiations is also explored in detail.Item Regional Economic Integration: Challenges for South Asia During Turbulent Times(South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment and South Asia Centre for Policy Studies Kathmandu, 2012) Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Adhikari, Ratnakar (ed.); Sarma, Puspa (ed.); Kharel, Paras (ed.)This book is an outcome of the papers presented and the deliberations in the 3rd South Asia Economic Summit (SAES). This book attempts to highlight the challenges for regional economic integration in South Asia by examining the current shortcomings and future challenges. The book is divided into six parts. Part 1 (Chapter 2) highlights the problems and opportunities of regional economic integration. Part 2 (Chapters 3–5) focuses on the impediments to goods and services liberalization while Part 3 (Chapters 6–8) examines the issues with regard to regional connectivity and trade facilitation. Part 4 (Chapters 9–10) analyses the fi nancial infl ows to South Asia in the form of remittances at a time of global turbulence and fi nances required for more effective integration of least-developed country (LDC) members of SAARC into the regional economic cooperation framework. Part 5 (Chapters 11–12) then discusses the role of the civil society and the private sector in expediting regional economic integration, and fi nally, Part 6 (Chapters 13–14) examines environmental goods and challenges related to climate change in the region.Item Trade Liberalisation and Poverty in South Asia: Reforms, Stylised Facts and Preview(Routledge, 2011, 2011) Athukorala, Prema-chandra (ed.); Bandara, Jayatilleke S. (ed.); Kelegama, Saman (ed.)In order to examine the connection between trade liberalisation and poverty, this book provides case studies of trade policy reforms and poverty reduction outcomes of seven countries in South Asia - Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The South Asia region allows for an excellent comparative study given the widespread emphasis on liberalisation reforms in the region over the past two decades, as well as highlighting significant inter-country differences in terms of the timing and comprehensiveness of reforms, and the heavy concentration of world poverty in the region.Item Towards a Stronger, Dynamic and Inclusive South Asia(Institute of Policy Studies, 2014, 2014) Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Wijesinha, Anushka (ed.)The chapters in this book comprises of the edited and updated versions of the background papers presented at the 6 South Asia Economic Summit (SAES) held in Colombo in 2013. The chapters include, 'Demographic Change, Brain Drain, and Human Capital: Development Potentials in Services-Driven South Asia' prepared by the RIS (India), 'Managing Climate Change, Water Resources and Food Security in South Asia' prepared by SAWTEE (Nepal), 'Managing Intra-Country Growth Disparities in South Asia' prepared by SDPI (Pakistan), and 'Development of the Private Sector in South Asia: Addressing the Challenges for Building Competitiveness' prepared by CDP (Bangladesh). The purpose of this edited volume is to highlight the significance of these issues, and to discuss ways in which the South Asian economies may begin - both individually and collectively - to address them, thereby best positioning the region to achieve sustained and inclusive growth in the future and usher in an era of greater prosperity for its people.Item South Asia After the Quota System: Impact of the MFA Phase-Out(Institute of Policy Studies in association with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, 2005, 2005) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)The quota system that was the basis of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA), and which governed trade in textile and clothing (T&C) for the last four decades came to an end on 31 December 2004. The MFA artificially repressed the exports of competitive larger countries that had the capacity to supply T&C in large quantities like India and Pakistan in South Asia. At the same time, by providing a guaranteed market access, the MFA assisted several smaller countries in South Asia like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal to build up their export-oriented T&C sectors. The T&C sector gradually occupied a key position in these economies accounting for large foreign exchange earnings and generating a large number of jobs. The dawn of 2005 brought trade in T&C fully into the normal discipline of the WTO. Most studies have shown that the new regime will bring global welfare gains, but it is believed that the gains will be unevenly spread — smaller countries in South Asia will face an uphill task to reap the gains while the larger countries will gain without much difficulty. This book shows the preparatory work done by the South Asian countries for the quota phase-out period and measures taken by them to face the global challenge. It also highlights the new issues in global trade in the context of maintaining competitiveness of T&C of the South Asian region. The book consists of nine chapters which include five South Asian case studies (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal). It also covers new market access issues such as social protection, decent work, Generalized System of Preferences-Plus scheme, and many others.Item Ready-Made Garment Industry in Sri Lanka: Facing the Global Challenge(Institute of Policy Studies, 2004, 2004) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)The Sri Lanka garment industry has experienced phenomenal growth during the past twenty-five years and has emerged as a major sector of the economy in terms of its contribution to industrial production, foreign exchange earnings and employment generation. While the industry has been subject to much discussion and debate, there has not been any comprehensive publication regarding vital aspects of the industry. At a time when the garment industry is undergoing changes to face a challenging global environment particularly with the dismantling of the quota regime, this book highlights the key areas of the industry and fills the existing void in the literature. The book consists of a selection of essays written in recent years by eminent specialists in the field. Supported by extensive statistical data, the book includes research papers that cover vital areas of policy issues and concerns in the context of the Sri Lanka garment industry such as productivity, forward and backward linkages, the effects of new WTO Agreements, the emerging challenges of the global environment and possible impacts on the Sri Lankan garment industry.Item Promoting Economic Cooperation in South Asia: Beyond SAFTA(Sage, 2010, 2010) Ahmed, Sadiq (ed.); Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Ghani, Ejaz (ed.)This volume examines the dichotomy between the two faces of South Asiaߟone poverty stricken and lagging in development, the other highly urbanized and growing rapidlyߟand tries to find a workable solution to bridge this gap. It looks at the many policy and institutional constraints that contribute to this dichotomy, especially regional conflict that has made South Asia one of the least integrated regions of the world.Item Economic Policy in Sri Lanka: Issues and Debates - A Festschrift in Honour of Gamini Corea(Sage, 2004, 2004) Kelegama, Saman (ed.)This volume of essays is dedicated to Gamnini Corea--one of the foremost Sri Lankan economists, both nationally and as internationally. Bringing together essays by 23 well-known Sri Lankan scholars, this comprehensive volume discusses the evolution of Sri Lanka's economic policies from 1977 onwards, the ideology governing this evolution, the debates on policy, and the key economic issues confronting contemporary Sri Lanka to which Gamani Corea made his own substantial contribution at one time or another.Item Economic and Social Development under a Market Economy Regime in Sri Lanka: Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume II(Vijitha Yapa, 2012, 2012) Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Gunewardena, Dileni (ed.)This is the second volume of essays in honour of Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharna, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Peradeniya and the Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka.Item Economic and Social Development under a Market Economy Regime in Sri Lanka: Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume I(Vijitha Yapa, 2011, 2011) Kelegama, Saman (ed.); Gunewardena, Dileni (ed.)This Volume of essays is dedicated to Prof. Buddhadasa Hewavitharana, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Peradeniya and the current Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. Professor Hewavitharana had an illustrious career and distinguished himself as a leading economist in Sri Lanka.