Sri Lankan Central Banker releases book titled “Analysis of Basic Economic Principles”
A Sri Lankan Central Banker has authored a book under the title of “Analysis of Basic Economic Principles”.
Written by P. Samarasiri, who works as an assistant Governor of the Central Bank, the book which is written in Sinhala helps the reader to understand and analyze the workings of an economy.
It covers topics such as operational base of an economy, behavior of consumers and producers, goods and services markets, measurement of macroeconomic activities, macroeconomic equilibrium, money, banking and monetary policy among many others.
Central Bank says the book which also touches on topics such as Balance of Payment, public finance and the current global financial crisis is ideal material for academic work.
A statement issued by the Central Bank recommends the book for teachers, academia, policy makers, students engaged in professional studies and also for Advanced Level students.
The book is available at major bookstores and also at the Centre for banking studies in Rajagiriya.
The Author P. Samarasiri who supervises the financial system stability cluster of the Central Bank released a book titled “Transactions of Money, Banking and the Economy” during the last year as well.