Investing in Infrastructure: Harnessing Its Potential for Growth in Sri Lanka

by Dan Biller and Ijaz Nabi

The liberalization policy implemented in the 1970s helped Sri Lanka to achieve middle-incomecountry status in 2010. Sri Lanka is now poised for the next phase of economic growth and productive employment. The two principal drivers of investment for sustained high economic growth are international competitiveness for export-led growth and urbanization. Crucial to both is efficient infrastructure that shortens the international supply chain and brings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821399276
• ISBN13: 9780821399279
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 10.0"