Increase in protectionism and its impact on Sri Lanka's performance in global markets (English)

Sri Lanka's external performance defies global trends on two counts. First, the level of openness as measured by the ratio of trade in goods and services, after a strong increase in 1987-95 and stagnation in 1996-2004, sharply fell in 2005-10 to the levels experienced during the era of import substitution. Second, the share of clothing in manufactured exports has remained largely unchanged over the past 25 years. Had there been no economic growth...

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Kaminski, Bartlomiej;

Ng,Francis K. T.;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6512
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Increase in protectionism and its impact on Sri Lanka's performance in global markets
Keywords
Trade & International Integration

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Kaminski, Bartlomiej; Ng,Francis K. T..

Increase in protectionism and its impact on Sri Lanka's performance in global markets (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6512 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/115391468303094483

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