Amaratunge, S.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2003)
The main objective of this paper is to review and assess the effectiveness of existing small
industries to the economic development process of Sri Lanka. The extremely rapid developments
in the field of small industries ...
Amaratunge, S.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2004)
The need for economic development for full employment, equity, poverty alleviation and regional
development in the Third World cannot be over-emphasized. It is well known that agriculture and
service sectors, by themselves, ...
Amaratunge, S.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2004)
Undoubtedly Development requires a higher and sustainable growth rate. Considering the economic
development in third world the most important issue is not only how to make GNP grow but also to
make sure as to who would ...
Amaratunge, S.; Shiratake, Y.(Saga National University, Japan, 2001)
This paper reviews the literature on small industries and analyses the sector's importance to developing economies. The main objective of almost all development programmes in developing countries is to equalize the level ...
Siriwardhane, D.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.(University of Colombo, Colombo, 2007)
Paper presented on International Research Conference on Knowledge for Growth and Development, held in Sri Lanka (2007) ORIGINS OF RURAL POVERTY IN SRI LANKA: AN EMPIRICAL MODEL Siriwardhane Dinesha Department of Business ...
Rathnayake, R.M.A.K.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2011)
Efficiency measurements have been the concern of researchers with an aim to investigate the efficiency levels of almost all economic activities. Empirical estimation and identifying the determinants of efficiency are the ...
Amaratunge, S.P.P.; Amaratunge, S.(Saga National University, Japan, 2012)
The concept of technology transfer is not a new subject for developing countries. For many
decades this has been one of the major areas that many people have critically conferred. Sri
Lanka is not an exception in this ...
Siriwardhane, D.; De Silva, I.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.(2014)
Objective of this study is to explore the recent trends, patterns and the structural changes in the labour migration from Sri Lanka to Middle East countries and to discuss the possible impacts of those changes on the ...
Tennakoon, T.M.A.; Gunawardena, K.D.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2015)
Education is the most fundamental but an important enabler of knowledge economy. Knowledge economy is based on the production, dissemination and use of knowledge as the main driver of growth, wealth creation and employment. ...
Wijekoon, W.M.M.G.D.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.; Sisira Kumara, M.H.A.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2016)
Livelihood development of poor households has been addressed through various approaches in Sri Lanka since independence. Some of these approaches have successfully addressed the issues and fulfilled the requirements of the ...
Rathnayake, R.M.A.K.; Amaratunge, S.P.P.(University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 2014)
Efficiency measurements have been a great concern of researchers with
an aim to study the efficiency levels of almost all economic activities.
Empirical estimation and identifying the determinants of efficiency are
the ...