The Need for a planned industrial development approach a case study of Colombo and its immediate suburbs

Abstract

Sri Lanka is basically an agricultural country can not depend only on the agricultural sector due to : © The diminishing marginal productivity of agricultural land. Absence of an economic unit of land for cultivation due to low land man ratio. Relatively less labour absorption capacity due to lack of a diversified economy. Low prices for agricultural products. Fluctuations of the prices of agricultural products in the foreign market etc.