Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity

Economic progress is accompanied by a fundamental spatial transformation where the economic landscapes of countries become increasingly uneven. The journey from low incomes to high incomes involves rising concentration of prosperity in a few places...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Publications & Research
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Colombo 2015
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURE ARMED CONFLICT ARTERIES BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BICYCLES CD CENTRAL BANK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST OF TRANSPORT CS DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISPOSABLE INCOMES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVELS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENTS ENTREPRENEURS EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPORTS FAMILIES FARMERS FIXED COSTS FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GDP HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HIGHWAY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ID INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IUD JOURNEY LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LAND MARKETS LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING STANDARDS MATHEMATICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING COSTS PEACE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RAIL REFERRAL SYSTEM REMITTANCES ROAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES ROAD WIDTH ROADS ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL MOBILITY SAFE WATER SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEMAND TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE TRANSPORT EXPENDITURES TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS UNION VALUE ADDED VEHICLES WAGES WEALTH YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/08/23894788/sri-lanka-reshaping-economic-geography-connecting-people-prosperity-vol-2-full-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21549

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spelling	okr-10986-215492021-04-23T14:04:02Z Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity World Bank ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURE ARMED CONFLICT ARTERIES BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BICYCLES CD CENTRAL BANK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST OF TRANSPORT CS DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISPOSABLE INCOMES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVELS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENTS ENTREPRENEURS EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPORTS FAMILIES FARMERS FIXED COSTS FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GDP HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HIGHWAY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ID INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IUD JOURNEY LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LAND MARKETS LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING STANDARDS MATHEMATICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING COSTS PEACE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RAIL REFERRAL SYSTEM REMITTANCES ROAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES ROAD WIDTH ROADS ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL MOBILITY SAFE WATER SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEMAND TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE TRANSPORT EXPENDITURES TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS UNION VALUE ADDED VEHICLES WAGES WEALTH YOUNG PEOPLE Economic progress is accompanied by a fundamental spatial transformation where the economic landscapes of countries become increasingly uneven. The journey from low incomes to high incomes involves rising concentration of prosperity in a few places. Connecting people to prosperity - is the principle behind economic integration policies that can help countries reap the benefits of both uneven growth and inclusive development. These principles are important for Sri Lanka, which has laid the foundations for long term progress. Sri Lankas rise into middle income has been accompanied by a rapid transformation in how global markets view the country. This reshaped the countrys economic geography - firms not farms now lead Sri Lankas connectivity with the rest of the world. And these firms benefit from concentrating production close to Colombo, whose port moved 3.7 million containers in 2008. As a consequence Colombo and its neighboring areas have prospered. 2015-02-26T22:20:17Z 2015-02-26T22:20:17Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/08/23894788/sri-lanka-reshaping-economic-geography-connecting-people-prosperity-vol-2-full-report 978-955-8908-36-5 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21549 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Colombo Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication South Asia Sri Lanka
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topic	ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURE ARMED CONFLICT ARTERIES BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BICYCLES CD CENTRAL BANK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST OF TRANSPORT CS DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISPOSABLE INCOMES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVELS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENTS ENTREPRENEURS EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPORTS FAMILIES FARMERS FIXED COSTS FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GDP HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HIGHWAY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ID INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IUD JOURNEY LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LAND MARKETS LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING STANDARDS MATHEMATICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING COSTS PEACE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RAIL REFERRAL SYSTEM REMITTANCES ROAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES ROAD WIDTH ROADS ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL MOBILITY SAFE WATER SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEMAND TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE TRANSPORT EXPENDITURES TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS UNION VALUE ADDED VEHICLES WAGES WEALTH YOUNG PEOPLE
spellingShingle	ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL INCOMES AGRICULTURE ARMED CONFLICT ARTERIES BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE BICYCLES CD CENTRAL BANK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COST OF TRANSPORT CS DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DISPOSABLE INCOMES DISSEMINATION DIVERSIFICATION DIVIDENDS DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ECONOMICS EDUCATION LEVELS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT CREATION ENDOWMENTS ENROLLMENTS ENTREPRENEURS EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPORTS FAMILIES FARMERS FIXED COSTS FREIGHT FREIGHT TRANSPORT GDP HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HIGHWAY HOSPITAL HOSPITAL BEDS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ID INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INEQUALITY INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL BORDERS INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IUD JOURNEY LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LAND MARKETS LAND USE LARGE CITIES LEGAL STATUS LIVING STANDARDS MATHEMATICS MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS NATURAL ENDOWMENTS NEIGHBORHOODS NURSES NUTRITION OPERATING COSTS PEACE POLICY DISCUSSIONS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY MAKERS POPULATION DENSITIES PRIVATE INVESTORS PRODUCT MARKETS PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PURCHASING POWER QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES RAIL REFERRAL SYSTEM REMITTANCES ROAD ROAD DEVELOPMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD TRANSPORT ROAD TRANSPORT PRICES ROAD WIDTH ROADS ROUTES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL MOBILITY SAFE WATER SANITATION SAVINGS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL WELFARE TAXATION TERTIARY EDUCATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEMAND TRAFFIC VOLUME TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT EXPENDITURE TRANSPORT EXPENDITURES TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT POLICIES TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRAVEL TIME TRUCKS UNION VALUE ADDED VEHICLES WAGES WEALTH YOUNG PEOPLE World Bank Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
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description	Economic progress is accompanied by a fundamental spatial transformation where the economic landscapes of countries become increasingly uneven. The journey from low incomes to high incomes involves rising concentration of prosperity in a few places. Connecting people to prosperity - is the principle behind economic integration policies that can help countries reap the benefits of both uneven growth and inclusive development. These principles are important for Sri Lanka, which has laid the foundations for long term progress. Sri Lankas rise into middle income has been accompanied by a rapid transformation in how global markets view the country. This reshaped the countrys economic geography - firms not farms now lead Sri Lankas connectivity with the rest of the world. And these firms benefit from concentrating production close to Colombo, whose port moved 3.7 million containers in 2008. As a consequence Colombo and its neighboring areas have prospered.
format	Publications & Research
author	World Bank
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title	Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
title_short	Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
title_full	Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
title_fullStr	Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
title_full_unstemmed	Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity
title_sort	sri lanka - reshaping economic geography : connecting people to prosperity
publisher	Colombo
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/08/23894788/sri-lanka-reshaping-economic-geography-connecting-people-prosperity-vol-2-full-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21549
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Sri Lanka - Reshaping Economic Geography : Connecting People to Prosperity

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