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    The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture: Implications for Sri Lanka
    (Institute of Policy Studies, 1996, 1996) Athukorala, Prema-Chandr; Kelegama, Saman
    The paper begins with an introduction to the agricultural sector in the Sri Lankan economy (Section 2). Section 3 provides an account of the current agricultural production and trade policies while paying attention to their roots in Sri Lanka's economic policy history and the related socio-political considerations. Section 4 is the core of the paper. It examines Sri Lanka's commitments to date to the URAA and constraints to further compliance with URAA provisions, followed by an assessment of the impact of URAA on world agricultural trade from the perspective of global trading opportunities for Sri Lanka. The paper ends in Section 5 with some concluding remarks.
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    Changing face: The Trials and Fortunes of Regional Cooperation in South Asia
    (Kathmandu: SAWTEE and SACEPS, 2012) Kelegama, Saman
    As set out in the organization’s charter, the primary objective of SAARC is to utilize cooperation among its member states as a springboard for achieving cohesive development in the economic, cultural and socio-political lives of their citizens. Nevertheless, despite enormous potential for facilitating such development in a region populated by over 40 percent of the world’s poor, SAARC’s effectiveness has been limited and its successes far too few. In acknowledgement of such failings, a Group of Eminent Persons (GEP) Report was commissioned by the organization for consideration at its 1998 summit in Colombo. The Report points to SAARC’s inadequate role in fostering regional cooperation, and then goes on to articulate a vision of change, detailing the steps that must be taken in order to transform the organization into the fulcrum of a truly integrated and self-sustaining regional society. This article considers the obstacles, which, until now, have hindered SAARC from achieving such a transformation. It then discusses a number of new opportunities, which, if appropriately exploited, could provide a means for SAARC to close the gap between the GEP vision of an effective and productive organization for regional cooperation, and its far less desirable reality.
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    Repositioning SAFTA in the Regionalism Debate
    (M.E. Sharpe, 2007) Kelegama, Saman; Adhikari, Ratnakar
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    Experiences of Sri Lanka in the Sri Lanka – India FTA and the Sri Lanka – Pakistan FTA
    (UNCTAD, 2013) Kelegama, Saman; Karunaratne, Chandana
    The paper aims to address the impact of the two FTAs on Sri Lanka’s economy through an evaluation of key exports and imports, investment projects, and negotiating experiences.
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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.
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    Towards Greater Economic Connectivity in South Asia
    (Sameeksha, 2007) Kelegama, Saman
    To strengthen economic connectivity in south Asia, members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation should not depend solely on the SAARC framework, and the agreement on the South Asia Free Trade Area. The natural market integration process that started in south Asia with the high growth in India in particular, can give an impetus to strengthening economic connectivity. The private sector in south Asia, through the SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has to play a key role as a pressure group to remove impediments for economic integration. Steps also need to betaken to not overload the SAARC agenda with soft issues so that economic connectivity issues receive due attention.
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    Overview
    (Centad, 2007, 2006) Kelegama, Saman; Chimni, B.S.; Das, B.L.; Rahman, Mustafizur
    Provides an overview of each chapter in the volume.
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    WTO and South Asia: From Doha to Cancun
    (2003) Kelegama, Saman; Mukherji, Indra Nath
    WTO negotiations so far have shown that when countries forge alliances they can generate synergies and become powerful players. The EU, Cairns Group and the African bloc have emerged as influential groups within the WTO. Several factors have stalled the evolution of a common position among south Asian countries: regional politics and antipathies, the economic disparity in the region, and the temptation for individual countries to draw up independent arrangements with developed countries in return for trade favours often detrimental to regional interests. Will south Asian countries function with a common agenda at Cancun?
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    WTO and Regional Trade Arrangements
    (Konark Publishers, 2005, 2005) Kelegama, Saman
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    SAPTA and its Future
    (Sage, 1999) Kelegama, Saman
    The chapter first gives the background to SAPTA and then examines the impediments to the progress of SAPTA and the validity of the Preferential Trade assumption for South Asia. It also examines the international experience with preferential trading agreements. Finally chapter looks at policy options for more effective economic cooperation among SAARC countries.