World Bank2015-02-262015-02-262004978-955-8908-36-5https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21549Economic progress is accompanied by a fundamental spatial transformation where the economic landscapes of countries become increasingly uneven. The journey from low incomes to high incomes involves rising concentration of prosperity in a few places. Connecting people to prosperity - is the principle behind economic integration policies that can help countries reap the benefits of both uneven growth and inclusive development. These principles are important for Sri Lanka, which has laid the foundations for long term progress. Sri Lankas rise into middle income has been accompanied by a rapid transformation in how global markets view the country. This reshaped the countrys economic geography - firms not farms now lead Sri Lankas connectivity with the rest of the world. And these firms benefit from concentrating production close to Colombo, whose port moved 3.7 million containers in 2008. As a consequence Colombo and its neighboring areas have prospered.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAFFORDABILITYAGRICULTURAL INCOMESAGRICULTUREARMED CONFLICTARTERIESBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBICYCLESCDCENTRAL BANKCHAMBER OF COMMERCECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOST OF TRANSPORTCSDEMAND FOR TRANSPORTDEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICESDEVELOPMENT POLICIESDISPOSABLE INCOMESDISSEMINATIONDIVERSIFICATIONDIVIDENDSDRIVERSECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INTEGRATIONECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC OPPORTUNITYECONOMIC PROGRESSECONOMIC PROSPERITYECONOMICSEDUCATION LEVELSEMPLOYEEEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT CREATIONENDOWMENTSENROLLMENTSENTREPRENEURSEQUITABLE ACCESSEXPORTSFAMILIESFARMERSFIXED COSTSFREIGHTFREIGHT TRANSPORTGDPHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SERVICESHIGHWAYHOSPITALHOSPITAL BEDSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIDINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME TAXINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINEQUALITYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIESINSTITUTIONAL REFORMSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL BORDERSINVESTMENT IN EDUCATIONIUDJOURNEYLABOR MARKETSLABOR MOBILITYLAND MARKETSLAND USELARGE CITIESLEGAL STATUSLIVING STANDARDSMATHEMATICSMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRYMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMOBILITYMOBILITY OF LABORMODE OF TRANSPORTMODES OF TRANSPORTMOVEMENT OF PEOPLENATIONAL HIGHWAYSNATURAL ENDOWMENTSNEIGHBORHOODSNURSESNUTRITIONOPERATING COSTSPEACEPOLICY DISCUSSIONSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY MAKERSPOPULATION DENSITIESPRIVATE INVESTORSPRODUCT MARKETSPRODUCTION EFFICIENCYPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWERQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY OF SERVICESRAILREFERRAL SYSTEMREMITTANCESROADROAD DEVELOPMENTROAD IMPROVEMENTSROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD TRANSPORTROAD TRANSPORT PRICESROAD WIDTHROADSROUTESRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL MOBILITYSAFE WATERSANITATIONSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL WELFARETAXATIONTERTIARY EDUCATIONTRAFFICTRAFFIC DEMANDTRAFFIC VOLUMETRAFFIC VOLUMESTRANSPORTTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT EXPENDITURETRANSPORT EXPENDITURESTRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT POLICIESTRANSPORT QUALITYTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRAVEL TIMETRUCKSUNIONVALUE ADDEDVEHICLESWAGESWEALTHYOUNG PEOPLE10.1596/978-955-8908-36-5