Economic progress is accompanied by afundamental spatial transformation where the economiclandscapes of countries become increasingly uneven. Thejourney from low incomes to high incomes involves risingconcentration of prosperity in a few places. Connectingpeople to prosperity - is the principle behind economicintegration policies that can help countries reap thebenefits of both uneven growth and inclusive development.These principles are important for Sri Lanka, which has laidthe foundations for long term progress. Sri Lankas rise intomiddle income has been accompanied by a rapid transformationin how global markets view the country. This reshaped thecountrys economic geography - firms not farms now lead SriLankas connectivity with the rest of the world. And thesefirms benefit from concentrating production close toColombo, whose port moved 3.7 million containers in 2008. Asa consequence Colombo and its neighboring areas have prospered.
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