Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Author Profiles -- The Sri Lankan Economy: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Issues -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Sri Lankan Economic Development: Some Stylized Facts --...

The prime focus of the book is on Malaysia's radical policy decision to pursue an independent recovery path, cut off from world markets by a system of capital control, as a viable alternative to the conventional market centred approach. The analysis suggests that, against the initial dire...