Tea - and too little sympathy; the experience of Sri Lanka

Corea, G.2007-11-121972-04-012007-11-121972http://hdl.handle.net/10625/284Text of an impromptu talk given to a seminar group at IDRC, Ottawa, ON, April 1972IDRC 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.Text1 digital file 17 p.)application/pdfenECONOMIC GROWTHSRI LANKAEXPORT EARNINGSTEAFOREIGN EXCHANGEPRICESECONOMIC PLANNINGECONOMIC POLICYELECTIONSUNEMPLOYMENTCOST OF LIVINGGREEN REVOLUTIONCOMMODITY AGREEMENTSPRICE STABILIZATIONCOMMODITIESTea - and too little sympathy; the experience of Sri LankaConference Paper