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    The Second Wave of Liberalisation in Sri Lanka: 1989-1993 Reform and Governance
    (McMillan, 1999) Dunham, David; Kelegama, Saman
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    Economic Costs of Conflict in Sri Lanka
    (World Peace Foundation and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Brookings Institution Press, 1999) Kelegama, Saman
    'Sri Lanka’s long civil war has exacted an enormous economic cost in terms of lost productivity, lost investment and misallocated resources, resulting in a lower standard of living than would have been possible in a peacetime setting. Although ethnic conflict had taken place for several years, it became a burden on the economy only after 1983, when the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) commenced a guerrilla war against the state. For convenience of reference it is called the Ealam War (I, II and III). Eelam War I started in 1983 and continued until 1987 when the Indian Peace Keeping Force established itself in commanding positions in the north and the east. With the collapse of peace talks initiated in early 1990, Eelam War II started in June 1990 and continued until December 1994. Eelam War Ill, which commenced in mid-April 1995, continues to date. This chapter analyzes the economic aspects of the war, with special reference to Eelam wars I and II.
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    The Impact of Privatization on Distributional Equity: The Case of Sri Lanka
    (Routledge, 1995) Kelegama, Saman
    This paper will analyse the Sri Lankan experience within the framework outlined by Ramanadham (1993) in the working paper titled ‘The impact of privatization on distributional equity’. Since the data available on certain areas pertaining to distribution are inadequate, it is not possible to attempt a comprehensive study. Thus some areas of the study are of a descriptive nature and provide information for more analytical and comprehensive studies in the future.
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    Market Reform, Diversification, and Food Security in Sri Lanka
    (Haworth Press, 2005) Kelegama, Saman; Babu, Suresh Chandra
    The major objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of the issues and challenges facing Sri Lankan policy makers in their efforts to introduce market reforms, liberalize external trade and diversify the agricultural production base.
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    Privatization in Sri Lanka: An Overview
    (Routledge, 1997) Kelegama, Saman
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    Managing the Food Price Inflation in Sri Lanka
    (Siripa Publishers, 2010) Kelegama, Saman
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    Sri Lanka
    (Edward Elgar, 2008) Kelegama, Saman
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    Sri Lanka
    (World Bank, 2003, 2003) Kelegama, Saman
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    China as a Balancer in South Asia: An Economic Perspective with Special Reference to Sri Lanka
    (Stanford University Press, 2016, 2016) Kelegama, Saman
    This chapter focuses on how the smaller South Asian countries view economic issues related to China's rise by using Sri Lanka as a case study.
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    An Overview of Sri Lanka's Trading Regime at the Regional, Bilateral and Multilateral Levels
    (Sri Lanka Economic Association, 2006, 2006) Kelegama, Saman
    Sri Lanka’s trade policy for global integration has four tracks – unilateral, bilateral, regional and multilateral. This chapter provides a broad picture of Sri Lanka’s trade scenarios from the perspective of these tracks of trade liberalisation.