Trade policy and the performance of the manufacturing sector Sri Lanka

The uninspiring performance of the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector has been attributed, among other things, to the existence of a discriminatory incentive structure. In this contribution the author tests this hypothesis. The analysis corroborates the widely held view that there is an incentive bias...

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1. Verfasser: Ratnayake, Ravindra (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 1988
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1977-1985 > Protektionismus > Importsubstitution > Sri Lanka > Außenhandelspolitik > Wirtschaftspolitik > Industrie > Privatwirtschaft > Öffentliches Unternehmen > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Zusammenfassung:The uninspiring performance of the Sri Lankan manufacturing sector has been attributed, among other things, to the existence of a discriminatory incentive structure. In this contribution the author tests this hypothesis. The analysis corroborates the widely held view that there is an incentive bias in favour of import-substitution industries. The existing incentive structure is geared to the promotion of import-substituting industries which operates with certain inherent inefficiencies. (DÜI-Sen)
Beschreibung:12 Tab., Lit. S. 26-27
ISSN:0012-1533