Author: Rahman, Masihur
Title: Political Economy of Income Distribution in Sri Lanka
Description: Dhaka, University Press, (1987). orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xii,163 pp, In a rubbed & soiled dustwrapper. Some binding corner bumps.. Textual tables. Some rubbing. Page-edge spotting & soil. Good. dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Introduction: High Marks for Sri Lanka; Radical Nationalism & Retreat: Politics, Participation & Public Policy; The Middle Class in Politics; Social Change & Political Response; Challenge to Political System; Not Everybody Fares Well: Income Distribution & Poverty; Changes in Personal Income Distribution; Inter-Group Income Differentials; Incidence of Absolute Poverty; Land Reforms in a Liberal Milieu: Some Are Better Legislated & Implemented Than Others; Paddy Lands Act 1958: Security of Tenants Again; Land Reform Law of 1972 & 1975: Expropriation & Redistribution; Public Aid to Private Consumption or Investment: Dilemma of Food Subsidy; Food Subsidy, Budgetary Deficits & Public Investment; Food Import & Balance of Payments Crisis; Benefit of Food Subsidy & its Distributions; Financing the Subsidy & Redistribution Effect; Conclusion: Summing Up & Looking Ahead.

Keywords: Sri Lanka, Income Distribution, Economic Policy, Politics, Political History, Economy Economics, , ,