The economic development of Ceylon

Report of a e ** -. International Bank foi Reconstruction and Development at the request of the Government of Ceylon :10776 V1nv Economic; Development of I CEY-LON INDIA MADRAS COLOMBO CEYLON INDIAN OCEAN *1~~~~_ _._  $7.50 The Economic Development of CEYLON Report of a Mission Organized by the INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT at the request of the Government of Ceylon Ceylon today faces a challenge. For some generations past her productivity has main- tained a lead in the race with her population. Now, largely because of the virtual elimina- tion of malaria during and since the war, the rate of population growth in Ceylon is one of the fastest in the world. The Government and the people, therefore, face the task of expanding and diversifying the country's sources of production fast enough to main- tain and improve their standard of living- now among the highest in Southern Asia. In this thorough and detailed report on Ceyton's economic potentialities, the Mission has faced up to this challenge, setting forth recommendations for a six-year development program (beginning in October, 1953) which it believes will meet the needs of the growing population and add permanent strength to the economy. These recommenda- tions include the government's organizational and fiscal policies as well as specific develop- ment programs in the fields of agriculture, colonization, power, industry, transportation, communication, public health, education, and technical assistance. Of primary importance is an increase in agricultural production-first through im- provement in the yields of rice and other food (Conlinued on back flap)  THE ECONOMIC D E V E L O P M E N T OF CEYLON Report of a Mission organized by the INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT at the request of the GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON WBG Published for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by THE JOHNS HOPKINS PRESS  The Johns Hopkins Press: Baltimore Oxford University Press Geoffrey Cumberlege: London Copyright 1953, The Johns Hopkins Press  MAP I KANKESANURA POINT PEDRO K A t\TI, CEYLON PHYSICAL MAP HIG-HWAYS 3 - E = RAILWAYS I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~RVR - < P t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4nUDFf1N FErr I RH MB AN 000 TABOV GALLE 0 0 20UN30A40 RINCOMALADS MMMILES R: - 0 APRI AR2 AT NEGO/ 0 COLOMBRO KgTU J~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~UI I \8taI.-<i4;z>00.ivAP/RA~ GA 0 10BANTOTA4 ' B R O APR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It 2GLLESr