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Policy Research Working Paper
Savchenko Yevgeniya, Acevedo Gladys LopezMay 01, 2012

The end of the Multi-fiber Arrangement/Agreement on Textiles and Clothing in 2005 was a major policy change that affected the allocation of global apparel productions well as the lives of workers involved in this...

Summary of Discussion
Mar 15, 2012

Executive Directors approved the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan for the Metro Colombo Urban Development Project to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in the amount...

Policy Research Working Paper
Woodruff Christopher, McKenzie David, de Mel SureshMar 01, 2012

The majority of firms in most developing countries are informal. The authors of this paper conducted a field experiment in Sri Lanka that provided incentives for informal firms to formalize. Offering only information...

Working Paper
Jan 01, 2012

Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in...

Working Paper (Numbered Series)
Aturupane Harsha, Wikramanayake DamarisSep 01, 2011

The social dimensions and benefits of education are being increasingly appreciated in developed and middle-income countries. Among the many social benefits of education, promoting social cohesion in countries has ...

Community Development

In Sri Lanka, the vast disparity between the wealthier Western Province and the so-called “lagging regions” has long been cited as one of the country’s most severe obstacles to growth. Read More »

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What Will South Asia Look Like in 2025?

Ejaz Ghani

May 15, 2012

(2) Comments

The Unbanked in South Asia

Leora Klapper

May 01, 2012

Education
Sri Lanka Youth

Sri Lanka has a youth generation wanting to be heard. Decades of violent unrest have been attributed to the lack of education and employment opportunities for their generation. Read More »