Trade and Spatial Growth Sharing Images from Japan and Sri Lanka i ii Trade and Spatial Growth Sharing Images from Japan and Sri Lanka Sirimal Abeyratne N. S. Cooray Department of Economics University of Colombo Colombo 2016 iii Authors Sirimal Abeyratne is a Professor in Economics of the University of Colombo. He has earned PhD from Free University of Amsterdam, MA and MPhil from International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, and BA Honours from University of Colombo. Address: Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka; Email:
[email protected] N. S. Cooray is a Professor in Economics of the International University of Japan. He has earned PhD from University of Nagoya, MA from International University of Japan, and BA Honours from University of Colombo. Address: International University of Japan, 777, Kokusai- cho, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata 949-7277, Japan; Email: cooray@ iuj.ac.jp Copyright © 2016 Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo All rights reserved. ISBN 978-955-0460-68-7 Study sponsored by Japan Foundation, Tokyo Study carried out at International University of Japan, Niigata Published by Department of Economics, University of Colombo, Colombo Edited by Upul Lekamge Cover designed by Asitha Padmaperuma Picture on cover page : "Earth at Night 2012" from NASA Earth Observatory (2012) Printed by Tharanjee Printers, Maharagama, Sri Lanka iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The study was carried out in Japan in 2013 at the Research Institute of the International University of Japan under the Fellowship granted by the Japan Foundation. We extend our sincere thanks to scholars, industrialists, politicians, and public sector officials in both Japan and Sri Lanka who shared information with us as valuable inputs to the study.