- Expanding Frontiers of Global Trade Rules
by Nitya Nanda/Published by Routledge, 2008
Review by Swendrani Jayaratne, Research Assistant, IPS
23 October, 2008
- Study of Sri Lankan Migrant Workers in Japan
by H. D. Karunaratne/ Published by Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo
Review by Priyanka Jayawardena, Research Officer, IPS
23 October, 2008
- India Arriving
by R. Dossani/ Published by Amacom, USA, 2008
Review by Deshal de Mel, Research Officer, IPS
23 October, 2008
- Dynamics of Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh: Analysis of Policies and Practices
by Selim Raihan/Published by Pathak Shamabesh, Bangladesh, 2007
Review by Jagath Dissanayake, Research Assistant, IPS
31 March, 2008
- Export Diversification for Human Development in the Post-ATC Era: Perspectives from Asian LDCs
by Selim Raihan, Ratnakar Adhikari and Kamalesh Adhikari/Published by Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Initiative (APTII) and UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo, 2007
Review by Jayanthi Thennakoon, Research Officer, IPS
31 March, 2008
- Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World
Human Development Report 2007/08/ Published by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2007
Review by Athula Senaratne, Research Fellow, IPS
18 March, 2008
- Politics of Foreign Aid in Sri Lanka: Promoting Markets and Supporting Peace
by Sunil Bastian/Published by International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2007
Review by Deshal De Mel, Research Officer, IPS
31 January, 2008
- Fresh Perspectives: Exploring Alternative Dimensions of Poverty in Sri Lanka
by Azra Cader & Fiona Remnant/Published by CEPA, 2007
Review by Ayodya Galapttige, Research Officer, IPS
18 December, 2007
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Re inventing Public Service Delivery in India- Selected Case Studies
by Vikram K Chand /Published by Sage Publications, India, 2006
Review by Ramali Perea, Research Officer, IPS
18 December, 2007
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DFCC Bank - One Among the Successful Few
by Ranjit Fernando/Published by the World Bank, 2007
Review by Praveeni Munasinghe, Research Assistant, IPS
16 November, 2007
- Labour Market Regulation and Deregulation in Asia: Experiences in Recent Decades
by Caroline Brassard and Sarthi Acharya/Published by New Delhi, Academic Foundation, 2006
Review by Nisha Arunatilaka, Research Fellow, IPS
27 April, 2007
- How to Make Trade Work (by Joseph Stiglitz 2005) and Growth and Empowerment: Making Development Happen
by Nicholas Stern, Jean-Iacques Dethier, F. Halsey Rigers/Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2005
Review by Daniel Handel, Research Assistant, IPS
12 February, 2007
- Children of War - Aspirations and Opportunities
by Muttukrishna Sarvananthan/Published by Point Pedro Institute of Development (PPID), June 2006
Review by Priyanka Jayawardena, Research Officer, IPS
28 December, 2006
- Sri Lanka - Improving Access to Financial Services: Selected Issues"
by the World Bank, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit, South Asia Region, 2005
Review by Tilani Jayawardhana, Research Economist, IPS
28 November, 2006
- Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2006 - Trade on Human Terms
by the UNDP/ Published by Macmillan India Ltd, 2006
Review by Jagath Dissanayake, Research Assistant, IPS
17 October, 2006
- Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries: Policy Analysis and Case Studies
by Peter Meier and Mohan Munasinghe / Published by Edward Elgar, 2005
Review by Kanchana Wickremasinghe, Research Assistant, IPS
27 September, 2006
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We Are Poor But So Many: The Story of Self-Employed Women in India
by Ela R. Bhatt / Published by Oxford University Press, December 2005
Review by Ramali Perera, Research Assistant, IPS
18 August, 2006
- Gross National Happiness and Development
by Karma Ura and Karma Galay/ Published by The Centre for Bhutan Studies, 2004
Review by Daniel Handel, Research Assistant, IPS
18 July, 2006
- Profiling the Sri Lankan Consumer - Multiple Portraits and Manifest Patterns
by Uditha Liyanage/ Published by Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, 2005
Review by Roshini Jayaweera, Research Assistant, IPS
26 June, 2006
- Proceedings of Sri Lanka Energy Day
Published by the Ministry of Power and Energy, Colombo
Review by Shantha Jayasinghe, Research Officer, IPS
17 May, 2006
- Economic Reforms in Sri Lanka: Post-1977 Period
Published by International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka,
Review by Manoj Thibbotuwawa, Research Assistant, IPS
28 April, 2006
- Industrial Accumulation in Sri Lanka Impact of Policy Shifts
Published by Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi,
Review by Apsara Thureiratnam, Research Officer, IPS
16 March, 2006
- The Economics of Human-Elephant Conflict
Published by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Sri Lanka,
Review by Asha Gunawardena, Research Officer, IPS
28 February, 2006
- Education for Economic Development and Prosperity,
Published by the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka, and
Resourcing the Right to Primary Education in Sri Lanka,
Published by Save the Children, Sri Lanka,
Review by Shelton Wanasinghe, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
10 January, 2006
- Pro-Poor Intervention Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture in Asia
Published by Intizar Hussain, International Water Management Institute, May 2005
Review by Parakrama Samaratunga, Research Fellow, IPS
29 December, 2005
- The Development Round of Trade Negotiations in the Aftermath of Cancun
Published by Joseph Stiglitz & Andrew Charlton, Commonwealth Secretariat, 2004
Review by Amrit Rajapakse, Research Assistant, IPS
28 November, 2005
- In Defense of Globalization
Jagdish Bhagwati/Published by Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005
Review by Wimal Hettiarachchi, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
12 October, 2005
- Sri Lanka: Improving the Rural and Urban Investment Climate
Published by the World Bank and ADB 2005
Review by S.A. Karunaratne, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
14 September, 2005
- World Development Report 2004: Making Services Work for Poor
Published by the World Bank, September 2003
Review by Thusitha Kumara, Research Officer, IPS
26 May, 2005
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Sri Lanka: Development Policy Review
Published by the World Bank, 2004
Review by Ayodya Galapattige, Research Assistant, IPS
04 March, 2005
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Future Directions of BIMSTEC:Towards a Bay of Bengal Economic Community
Published by RIS, New Delhi, 2004
Review by Bilesha Weeraratne, Research Assistant, IPS
07 December, 2004
- Contemporary Issues and Debates on the Rice/Paddy Sector
Review by Parakrama Samaratunga, Research Fellow, IPS
10 November, 2004
Review was based on the following:
(a) “Prospects for Adopting System of Rice Intensification in Sri Lanka: A Socioeconomic Assessment; (IWMI, 2003)
(b) “The Possible Impact of Plant Breeders’ Rights Regime on the Traditional and Improved Rice Varieties of Sri Lanka”; (LST, 2003)
(c) “Report of the Task Force on the Rationalization of Paddy Purchasing, Processing, Marketing and Stockholding
in Sri Lanka” (Ministry of Policy Development and Implementation, Office of the Adviser on Sustainable Development, 2003)
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Investment Policy Review of Sri Lanka
Published by the UNDP, 2004
Review by S.A. Karunaratne, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
05 October, 2004
- Regional Integration and Development
by Maurice Schiff and Alan Winters / Published by the World Bank, 2003
Review by Tilani Jayawardhana, Research Officer, IPS
16 September, 2004
-
Health Sector in Sri Lanka: Current Status and Challenges
Published by the Health Department and Research Programme, University of Colombo, 2002
Review by Ajantha Kalyanaratne, Research Assistant, IPS
29 July, 2004
- World Trade & Development Report 2003: Cancun and Beyond
Published by RIS, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, India, 2003
Review by Shihana Samad, Research Officer, IPS
23 July, 2004
- Globalization, Economic Development and the Role of State
Published by Ha-Joon Chang / Published by Zed Publications, 2003
Review by Wimal Hettiarachchi, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
11 March, 2004
- Proposals for a National Policy Framework on General Education in Sri Lanka
Published by National Education Commission, December 2003
Review by Shelton Wanasinghe, Visiting Research Fellow, IPS
12 February, 2004
- Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective
Published by Anthem Press, London
Review by Andrew Perumal, Research Assistant, IPS
20 January, 2004
- SAARC Regional Poverty Profile 2003
Published by SAARC Secretariat, 2003
Review by Ruwan Jayatilleke, Research Assistant, IPS
27 November, 2003
- The Subsidy Syndrome in Indian Agriculture
by Ashok Gulati & Sudha Narayanan/ Published by OUP, Delhi, 2003
Review by Parakrama Samaratunga Research Fellow, IPS
1 October, 2003
- HDR: 2003 – Millennium Development Goals: A compact among nations to end Human Poverty
Published by UNDP, Oxford University Press, 2003
Review by Andrew Perumal, IPS
26 September, 2003
- Social Development and Poverty in the Plantations in Sri Lanka: 1972-2002
Guy de Fontgalland / Published by Leo Marga, 2003
Review by Nisha Arunatilake, Research Fellow, IPS
17 July, 2003
- Port of Colombo: 1940-2000
by K. Dharmasena/ Published by JICA, Colombo, 2003
Review by Shantha Jayasinghe, Research Officer, IPS
30 June, 2003
- The Globalization Debate: Setting the Record Straight
by Sriyan de Silva/Published by ILO, 2002
Review by S.A. Karunaratne, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
29 April, 2003
- Deglobalization: Ideas for a New World Economy
by Walden Bello/ Published by ZED Books, London and New York, 2002
Review by Wimal Hettiarachchi, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
26 March, 2003.
- Small Tanks in Sri Lanka: Evolution, Present Status, and Issues
by C.R. Panabokke and others/ Published by IWMI, 2002
Review by Shelton Wanasinghe, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
06 February, 2003.
- Leading Issues in Rural Finance
by Nimal Sanderatne/ Published by the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 2002
Review by Chandranath Amarasekera, Research Assistant, IPS
27 January, 2003
- Essays in Development Issues: Felicitation Volume in Honour of Professor Thambapillai Jogaratnam
by Nimal Sanderatne and Herath M. Gunatilake/ Published by the Sri Lanka Agriculture Economics Association, 2002
Review by Wimal Hettiarachchi, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
09 December, 2002
- The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics
by William Easterly/ Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, U.S.A., 2001
Review by Chandranath Amarasekera, Research Assistant, IPS
06 November, 2002
- Developing Countries in the World Trading System: The Uruguay Round and Beyond
by Ramesh Adhikari and Premachandra Athukorala/ Published by Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, U.K., 2002
Review by Tilani Jayawardane, Research Officer, IPS
03 October, 2002
- Corruption in South Asia: India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
edited by K.M.de Silva, G.H.Peiris and S.W.R. de Samarasinghe/Published by ICES, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2002
Review by Shihana Samad, Research Assistant, IPS
11 September, 2002
- India and SAARC
by Suman Sharma/Published by Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2001
Review by Douglas Jayasekera, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
14 August, 2002
- Trade Blocs
The World Bank/Published by The Oxford University Press, 2000
Review by Roshan Madawela, Research Officer, IPS
25 July, 2002
- Assessment of Contraband Trade and Capital between India and Sri Lanka
by M. Saravanathan/Published by Kumaran Press, Madras, India, 2001
Review by Dushni Weerakoon, Research Fellow, IPS
20 June, 2002
- Human Development in South Asia – 2001: Globalization and South Asia
Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre/Published by the Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2001
Review by Ganga Tilakaratna, Research Assistant, IPS
24 May, 2002
- South Asia Development and Cooperation Report 2001/02
Published by the RIS, New Delhi, India, 2002
Review by Janaka Wijayasiri, Research Officer, IPS
30 April, 2002
- Perceptions of the Poor: Poverty Consultations in Four Districts in Sri Lanka
Published by the ADB, Manila, Philippines, 2001
Review by Indra Tudawe, Research Fellow, IPS
27 March, 2002
- Civil Society in Sri Lanka: New Circles of Power
by Nira Wickremasinghe/ Published by Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2001
Review by Shelton Wanasinghe, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
14 February, 2002
- World Development Report 2002: Building Institutions for Markets
The World Bank/Published by The Oxford University Press, 2001
Review by S.A. Karunaratne, Senior Visiting Fellow, IPS
10 January, 2002
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