Dr Sonali Deraniyagala
BA (Cantab), MA (London), DPhil (Oxon)
Overview
Department of Economics
(Lecturer in Economics)
Centre of South Asian Studies
(Member, Centre of South Asian Studies)
South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: technical change and productivity in manufacturing, industrial policy, the impact of trade liberalisation on manufacturing performanceContact Details
- Name:
- Dr Sonali Deraniyagala
- Email address:
- sd11@soas.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- 020 7898 4544
- Personal Website:
- http://mercury.soas.ac.uk/economics/staff/SonaliDeraniyagala/SonaliDeraniyagala.html
Interests / Disciplines
South Asia - Sri Lanka, Nepal Poverty and economic policy in South Asia, trade issues in South AsiaTeaching
International Trade and Development, Economic Development of South Asia, Economics of Industry.
Students supervised
Research
International Trade and Development, Macroeconomics and Poverty, Conflict and Poverty, Technology and Manufacturing Performance. Regional Specialisations – South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
External Activities and Consultancies
- Lead International Consultant for UNDP study on Macroeconomics and Poverty Reduction – Nepal case study (2002/2003).
- Peer Reviewer for National Human Development Report – UNDP Pakistan (2002).
- Consultant to UNIDO – technology and skills development in the Philippines.
- Consultant to the International Labour Organisation – 1988-1990 – Project on Female employment in South Asia.
Expertise
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Available for
- TV
- Radio
- Press
- Briefings
- Special Study Programmes
- Short Term Consultancy
- Long Term Consultancy
Regional Expertise
- South Asia
Country Expertise
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
Languages
Publications
Chapters in Books
Deraniyagala, Sonali (2006) 'Analysis of Technology and Development. A Critical Review.' In: Jomo, K. S. and Fine, B., (eds.), The New Development Economics. After the Washington Consensus. Tulika Books & Zed Books, pp. 123-143.
Deraniyagala, Sonali (2001) 'From Washington to Post-Washington. Does it Matter for Industrial Policy?' In: Fine, B. and Lapavitsas, C. and Pincus, J., (eds.), Development Policy in the Twenty-First Century. Beyond the Post-Washington Consensus. London: Routledge, pp. 80-98.
Deraniyagala, Sonali (1999) 'Trade Liberalisation, Firm Performance and Technology Upgrading in Tanzania.' In: Lall, S, (ed.), The Technological Response to Import Liberalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Macmillan (London-Basingstoke), pp. 112-147.
Deraniyagala, Sonali (1999) 'Comparative and Pooled Analysis of the Three Countries.' In: S, ed, (ed.), The Technological Response to Import Liberalisation in Sub-Saharan Africa. Macmillan (London-Basingstoke), pp. 207-224.
Articles
Deraniyagala, Sonali (2005) 'The Political Economy of Civil Conflict in Nepal.' Oxford Development Studies, 33 (1). pp. 47-62.
Deraniyagala, Sonali and Fine, Ben (2001) 'New Trade Theory Versus Old Trade Policy: A Continuing Enigma.' Cambridge Journal of Economics, 25 (6). pp. 809-25.
Deraniyagala, Sonali (2000) 'The Impact of Technology Accumulation on Technical Efficiency; an Analysis of the Sri Lankan Clothing and Agricultural Machinery Industries.' SOAS Working Paper, 29, no.1 . pp. 101-114.
Deraniyagala, Sonali (2000) 'Adaptive Technology Strategies and Technical Efficiency: Evidence from the Sri Lankan Agricultural Machinery Industry.' SOAS Working Paper, 12 . pp. 1-13.
