Sri Lanka's plantation sector: A before-and-after privatization comparison

Journal of International Development

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 727-745

  Loh, Ai Tee ^a   Kam, Booi Hon ^b   Jackson, John T ^b  

^a ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (Philippines)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANTATION; PRIVATIZATION;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0041917217     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.989     Document Type: Article

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