01657cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009575 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451867893 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Braiton, Nombulelo. Sri Lanka's Sources of Growth / Nombulelo Braiton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper uses the growth accounting framework to assess Sri Lanka's sources of growth. It finds that while labor was the dominant factor contributing to growth in the 1980s, labor's contribution declined over time and was overtaken, to a large extent, by total factor productivity (TFP) and, to a lower extent, by physical and human capital accumulation. A higher growth path over the medium term will depend on securing a stable political and macroeconomic environment; implementing structural reforms necessary to improve productivity and efficiency of investment; attaining fiscal consolidation; and creating space for the private sector. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/225 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2007/225/001.2007.issue-225-en.xml IMF e-Library