Tea - and too little sympathy; the experience of Sri Lanka
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1972
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
IDRC supported. Address on economic growth in Sri Lanka between 1965 and 1970 despite declining export earnings from tea - discusses foreign exchange problems resulting from declining prices of tea; reorientation in economic planning and economic policy to stimulate growth; reasons for failure of the government in the 1970 election (e.g., rising unemployment and cost of living, limited success of the green revolution); need for more commodity agreements to provide price stabilization for commoditys.
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Text of an impromptu talk given to a seminar group at IDRC, Ottawa, ON, April 1972
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ECONOMIC GROWTH, SRI LANKA, EXPORT EARNINGS, TEA, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, PRICES, ECONOMIC PLANNING, ECONOMIC POLICY, ELECTIONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, COST OF LIVING, GREEN REVOLUTION, COMMODITY AGREEMENTS, PRICE STABILIZATION, COMMODITIES