Releasing 375 pages of content – free download of SOE Policy Briefs (2005-2009)

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In the effort to expand our reach and open up the accessibility of IPS research, we are pleased to announce a further release of Policy Briefs of the 2009, 2008,2007, 2006 and 2005 editions of the IPS flagship publication ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy’ (SOE) which are now available for free download. These were earlier contained only in the print version of the publication, available for sale at the IPS and leading bookstores.

Through this, together with our earlier release of 2010 Policy Briefs, IPS has made available over 106,431 words (375 pages) of commentary and analysis on contemporary socio-economic development issues in Sri Lanka authored by our team of researchers between 2005 and 2010.

We believe that these Policy Briefs easily downloadable for free would be invaluable resource material for economists, researchers and students of socio-economic issues, country analysts, foreign and domestic investment advisory firms, foreign diplomatic missions, local and international development agencies and development practitioners. It would also provide an interesting and informative backdrop against which the current scenario on each of these areas can be explored and debated.

The following Policy Briefs are now freely available. Click on the title to go to the PDF version of the documents (via Scribd)

State of the Economy 2009 (‘The Global Economic Crisis: Issues, Impacts and Outlook’)

• The Global Economic Crisis and Possible Impact on Sri Lanka’s Health Sector
• Crises and Vulnerability: Improving the Nutritional Levels of Children
• Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Migration and Remittances
• Global Financial Crisis and Microfinance in Sri Lanka
• Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Sri Lanka’s Fishery Industry
• Economic Crises and Sustainable Resource Management: Community Forestry in Sri Lanka
• SAARC Food Bank: Dealing with Food Insecurity during Crises
• The Global Economic Crisis and ICT

State of the Economy 2008 (‘Political Economy Dilemma of Reforms’)

• Conserving Coconut Lands: The Way Forward
• Co-management for Sustainability of Coastal Fishery Sector
• Ecotourism for Sustainable Forest Management in Sri Lanka
• Money Transfer Systems and the Development Nexus of Migration
• Linkages between Poverty and Alcohol
• ‘Negenahira Udanaya’: Reconstruction of the Eastern Province

State of the Economy 2007 (‘Empowerment of the Poor’)

• Pro Poor Agri-Business Models: Revitalizing Small Holder Spice Cultivation
• Reform of the Donor-Recipient Nexus in Aid Delivery
• Natural Disasters and Socio-Economic Security
• Unemployment Insurance
• SAARC Development Goals

State of the Economy 2006 (‘Agriculture Reforms: Irrigation Water Charges and Land Policy’)

• Liberalization of Services Sector under the India-Sri Lanka CEPA
• Fertilizer Subsidy Programme in Sri Lanka
• Equity and Millenium Development Goals for Sri Lanka
• Towards an Essential Medicinal Drug Policy

State of the Economy 2005 (‘Post-Tsunami Economic Issues’)

• Decent Work: A National Action Plan for Sri Lanka
• Contributing to More Effective Devolution
• Output-based aid: A Useful Approach in the Development Toolkit
• Pro-poor Growth
• Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project

Freely downloadable summary versions of last year’s State of the Economy (2011) report in Sinhala, Tamil, and English will be made available in the coming weeks.

The 2012 edition of our flagship publication ‘Sri Lanka: State of the Economy’, is now released and is available for sale at IPS, while a PDF e-book of the 2012 report, including video summaries of the key messages, can be downloaded here – http://www.ips.lk/publications/series/soe/sri_lanka_soe_2012/sri_lanka_soe_2012_ebook.html