TY - BOOK AU - Bruton,Henry J. ED - World Bank. TI - Sri Lanka and Malaysia SN - 9780195208245 AV - HC424 .B78 1992 U1 - 330.95493 22 PY - 1992/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Published for the World Bank [by] Oxford University Press KW - Income distribution KW - Sri Lanka KW - Poor KW - Malaysia KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index N2 - This volume is a part of a series of country studies on poverty, equity, and growth sponsored by the World Bank. Bruton analyzes the pattern of economic growth in Sri lanka and Malaysia during the period 1950 to 1980 within the context of their initial resource endowment, economic structure, social and political institutions, and forms of economic organizations. Emphasis is placed on examining the effect of economic growth on the important aspects of equity and poverty. Although the statistical data used pertains to 1985, the conclusions reached and recommendations made for the economies still seem valid ER -