MAJOR RESEARCH WORKS AND PUBLICATIONS
Master Thesis:
The Extension Process of Paddy Cultivation Technologies and Farmers’ Participation in Meiji Era, Japan: Comparative Study between Japan and Sri Lanka, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1985, 300 Pages, (Japanese)
Ph.D. Thesis:
Alternative Rural Development through Self-Reliance Approach: A Study on an Export Production Village in Sri Lanka, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, 1989, 450 Pages, (English) http://repo.lib.ryukoku.ac.jp/jspui/bitstream/10519/83/427/dk_002_001.pdf
PUBLICATIONS:
Refereed Books as Sole/Joint Author
1. A Study on Agricultural Development in the Okkampitiya Colonization Scheme in Sri Lanka, in Comparative Study on Family Farm, Ed. Manabu Tanaka, Ochanomizu Publication, Tokyo, Japan, 1987, PP. 277-298 (Japanese)
2. Towards Self-Reliant Rural Development: A Policy Experiment in Sri Lanka, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1992 (English)
3. Japanese Direct Investment in Asia: A Study on Sri Lanka and Thailand, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part I, Ed. by Asian Economic Studies, Hiroshima University of Economic Studies, Hiroshima, Japan, 1992, PP.115-170 (English)
4. Impact of Japanese Direct Investment on National Economies of South and Southeast Asia, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part II, Ed. Hiroshima University of Economics, Hiroshima, Japan, 1993, PP.111-167 (English)
5. Impact of Japanese Investment on Diversification of Trade in Asia: The Experience of Trade and Investment in Thailand and Sri Lanka, in Japanese Role in Economic Development in Asia, Part III, Ed. Hiroshima University of Economics, Hiroshima, Japan, 1994, PP.125-15, (Japanese)
6. Economic Relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka: 1950-92, in Sri Lanka, Ed. Vocational Training Center, Tokyo, Japan, 1994, PP.27-46, (Japanese)
7. Japanese Investment in Asia: The Case of China, in Modern Chinese Economy, Kyushu University Press, Kyushu, Japan, 1996, PP. 222-263, (Japanese)
8. Pattern of Japanese Investment in the Australian Tourism and Real Estate Industries, Economic Research Report No. 96.1, School of Economics and Commerce, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia, October 1996, (English)
9. Agricultural Development: Past Trends and Policies, in Dilemmas of Development: Fifty Years of Economic Change in Sri Lanka, Ed. By W.D. Lakshman, Sri Lanka Association of Economists, Sri Lanka, 1997, (English)
10. Japan Sanskurthiya ha Kalamanakaranaya (Culture and Management in Japan), Translated to Sinhala Language, Toyota Foundation, 1998, (Sinhala)
11. Rural Development through Self-Reliance Approach: Lessons from Practice in Sri Lanka, in Development, Gender, Cultural Change in a Multi-ethnic Society: Aspects of Modernization in Sri Lanka, Ed. Motoyoshi Omori, Akashi Shoten, Tokyo, 1999 (Japanese)
12. New Waves of Agricultural Development in Asia, Ed. Mashayoshi Tsutagawa and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2000 (English)
13. An Introduction to Agricultural Sector in Asia, in New Waves of Agricultural Development in Asia, Ed. Mashayoshi Tsutagawa and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2000 (English)
14. An Alternative Approach for the Survival of Agricultural Co-operative Movement under an Open Market Policy: A Study on Dambadeniya Export Production Village in Sri Lanka, New Waves of Agricultural Development in Asia, Ed. Mashayoshi Tsutagawa and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2000 (English)
15. Pasuchath Yuddhakalina Japan Arthikaya (The Postwar Japanese Economy), Translated to Sinhala Language, Toyota Foundation, 2000, (Sinhala)
16. The UC-JICA Joint Study Project on Participatory Rural Development through Mobilization of Local Resources, in Sankagatha Nouson Kaihatsu Hoho no Kakujitsu, Ed. JICA, PP. 346-366 (English); PP. 340-345 (Japanese), 2001
17. Co-author, “Japanese Direct Investments in Sri Lanka”, Lakshman W.D. (ed.) The Distant Neighbours: Fifty Years of Relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, 2003, pp. 247-280 (English)
18. “Official Development Assistance from Japan: Donor Motivations and Recipient Perceptions”, Lakshman W.D. (ed.) The Distant Neighbours: Fifty Years of Relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, 2003, pp.191-221 (English)
19. Lost Opportunities: Sri Lanka’s Economic Relationship with Japan, Karunaratne & Sons Ltd., Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004 (English)
20. Mobilising Money, People and Resources for Development, Ed. W.D. Lakshman and Piyadasa Ratnayake, The Economic Association of Saga University, Saga, Japan, 2007 (English)
21. Sri Lanka: Exploring ownership of Aid-Funded Projects: A Comparative Study of Japanese, Norwegian and Swedish Project Aid”, (Joint), in 「Aid relationships in Asia: Exploring Ownership in Japanese and Nordic Aid」、 Ed. by Alf Morten Jerve, Yasatami Shimomura, Annette Skovsted Hansen, Palgrave, UK, February. 2008, PP.83-115
22. The Role of Non-Economic Factors in Economic Development: The Experience of Sri Lanka, (Joint), in 「Dimensions of Sri Lanka Open Economy: Prof. W. D. Lakshman Felicitation Volume」, Ed. Ranjith Bandara, University of Colombo, November 2008, (Sinhala)
23. Contribution of Human Capital Developed in Japan to Institutional Development in Sri Lanka, 「Essays in Social Sciences: In Honour of Professor Dayananda Somasundara」, Ed. Herath Madana Bandara and K.R.K. Lal Gunasekara, S. Godage International Publishers (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, 2011
24. Human Capital Development with Japanese Assistance: Performance and Lesson Learnt, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Society, Showado Co. Ltd., 2013
25. Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic association of Saga University, Saga Printing Co., Japan, 2016
26. Human Capital Development in Asia with Japanese Technical Intern Training Programme: Opportunities and Challenges, Piyadasa Ratnayake & Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Society, Saga Printing Co., Japan, 2018
Refereed Papers as Sole/ Joint Author
1. Recent Trends of Exports in Sri Lanka, The Journal of Economic Studies, Vol.1, No.1, June 1980, pp. 13-42, Sri Lanka, (Sinhala)
2. Trade Relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka in the Post-Independent Period, Research Bulletin, No.19, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, 1986, PP.17-22, (Japanese)
3. The Extension Process of Paddy Cultivation Technology and Farmers’ Participation in Sri
Lanka, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University,
Vol.26, No.3, December 1986, Kyoto, Japan, PP.81-89, (Japanese)
4. The Rural Economic Development Policy with Export Production Village in Sri Lanka,
The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.27, No.1, June 1987, Kyoto, Japan, PP.77-92, (English)
5. Technological Improvement and Development of Paddy Production in Meiji Era Japan, The Bulletin of the Graduate School, No.2, 1988, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan, PP.67-84, (Japanese)
6. The Farmers Participation and Agricultural Administration: Agricultural Extension Process in Meiji Era Japan, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.28, No.2, August 1988, Kyoto, Japan, PP.95-107, (Japanese)
7. Experience of Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka: The Rural Sector in Context, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.22, No.3, September 1989, Saga, Japan, PP.1-98, (English)
8. Development of Green Tea Industry in Japan: With Special Reference to Green Tea Production and Marketing in Uji Area, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.22, No.5, January 1990, Saga, Japan, PP.119-167, (English)
9. Asian Economy and Japan, Annual Research Bulletin of Regional Economic Research Center, March 1990, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, Japan, PP.1-10, (Japanese)
10. The Present Situation and Future of East Asia and Southeast Asia, The Journal of the Society for Studies on Industrial Economies, Vol.30, Special Issues, May 1990, Kurume University, Japan, PP.1-78 (Joint), (Japanese)
11. Recent Arguments on Development Economics: With Special Reference to Developing Economies of Asia, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.24, No.3, September 1991, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, Japan, PP.1-14, (English)
12. Economic and Rural Development in Developing Economies of Asia: An Overview on Theories and Practices, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.31, No.3, December 1992, Kyoto, Japan, PP.38-81, (English)
13. Alternative Rural Development through Self-Reliance Approach, Economic Review, Vol.17, No.8 & 9, November/ December, 1991, People’s Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka, PP.16-32, (English and Shinhala)
14. Japanese Direct Investment in Asia: A Study on Sri Lanka and Thailand, Economic Review, Vol. 18, No.10, January 1993, People’s Bank, Colombo, Sri Lanka, PP.10-31, (English and Shinhala)
15. Trend of Foreign Direct Investment in Chinese Socialist Market Economy, Annual Research Bulletin of Regional Economic Research Center, March 1993, Saga University, Japan, PP.56-69, (Japanese)
16. Impact of Japanese Direct Investment on the National Economies of South and Southeast Asia: The Case of Sri Lanka and Thailand, Saga University, Economic Review, Vol. 26, No.2, July 1993, Saga, Japan, PP. 29-87, (English)
17. Japanese Direct Investment in Sri Lanka and Thailand, Ryukoku University Economic Review, Vol.33, No.4, March 1994, Kyoto, Japan, PP.162-196, (Japanese)
18. Japanese Direct Investment and its Impact on Diversification of Trade in Asia: A Study on Foreign Investment and Trade in Sri Lanka and Thailand, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.26, No.6, March 1994, Saga, Japan, PP.23-56, (Japanese)
19. Japanese Investment in China, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.7, No.3, October 1994, Saga, Japan, PP.1-32, (Japanese)
20. Financial System Deregulation and Australian Banks: An Overview, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.30, No.1 & 2, May 1997, Saga, Japan, (Joint: P. Edirisuriya, P. Ratnayake), PP.21-50, (English)
21. A Study on Marketing Conditions of Organic Fertilizer in the Saga Prefecture, in A Survey on Demand and Supply of Organic Fertilizer, Center for Regional Economic Studies, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, Japan, 1998 (Japanese)
22. A New Policy for the Survival of Agricultural Co-operative Movement under an Open Market Policy: Experience of Sri Lanka, in A Comparative Research on Historical Development of Agricultural Sector, Ed. Manabu Tanaka, The University Tokyo, 1998 (Japanese)
23. Looking for Opportunity in the North: An Overview on International Migration as a Problem of Development in the South, Saga University Economic Review, (Joint: Sarath Gamlath, Piyadasa Ratnayake), Vol.32, No.1, May 1999, Saga, Japan, PP.139-162, (English)
24. Perspective of Japan’s ODA Relations with Sri Lanka: An Overview of Motivations of the Donor and Perceptions of the Recipient, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.33, No.3.4, January 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.1-37, (English)
25. A Study on the Behavioural Pattern of Portfolio Investors in Developing Countries: Evidence from Sri Lanka, Saga University Economic Review, (Joint: Piyadasa Edirisuriya, Piyadasa Ratnayake), Vol. 34, No. 1, May 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.1-17, (English)
26. Alternative Agriculture as a Method of Strengthening the Agricultural Sector in Sri Lanka: A case Study on the Coconut Triangle, Saga University Economic Review, (Joint: Sampath Amaratunge, P. Ratnayake, Y. Shiratake, J.Takeda), Vol. 34, No 2, July 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.19-36, (English)
27. Political Constraints on Economic Integration in South Asia: Perspectives, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 34, No 3, September 2001, Saga, Japan, (Joint: R.H.S. Samaratunga, Piyadasa Ratnayake) PP.1-33, (English)
28. Japanese Official Development Assistance to Sri Lanka: An Analysis of Perceptions of the Recipient, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 34, No 4, November 2001, Saga, Japan, PP.29-68, (English)
29. Survival of Small-Scale Agro-Based Industries in a Market Economy: A Case Study on a Milk Processing Industry in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka, Ryukoku University Economic Review, Vol. 41, No. 5, March 2002, Kyoto, Japan, (Joint: Sampath Amaratunge, Hisashi Nakamura, Piyadasa Ratnayake), PP.43-66, (English)
30. The Role of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Socioeconomic Development of Rural Sector in Sri Lanka: Perspectives, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 35, No 1, June 2002, Saga, Japan, PP.45-78, (English)
31. The Possibility of Using Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in Programmes of Rural Poverty Alleviation in Sri Lanka, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 35, No 3, August 2002, Saga, Japan, PP.1-49, (English)
32. The Effect of Foreign Aid on Macroeconomic Variables: The Experience of Sri Lanka, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 38, No 3, September 2005, Saga, Japan, PP.107-132, (English), (Joint)
33. Financial Deregulation, Competition and Banks: Australian Experience, Saga University Economic Review, No. 39, Vol. 1, May 2006, pp.1-21 (Joint)
34. Impact of Samanala Wewa Dam on the Regional Economy of Sri Lanka: A Study of the Kaltota Scheme, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 39, No 2, July 2006, Saga, Japan, PP.19-68, (English)
35. Role of ‘Ownership’ in Effectiveness and Efficiency of Foreign Aid: A Case Study of a Japanese Aid Project in Sri Lanka, in Mobilising Money, People and Resources for Development, Ed. W.D. Lakshman and Piyadasa Ratnayake, The Economic Association of Saga University, Saga, Japan, 2007, PP.169-210
36. A New Approach towards Self-Reliant Rural Development: Export Production Village Revisited, Ryukoku Journal of Economic of Economic Studies, Collection of Inter-Civic Studies, Vol. 46, Vo.5,March 2007, Kyoto, Japan, PP.113-133
37. The Role of Institutions in Economic Development: An Alternative Approach (Joint), Saga University Economic Review, Vol.41, No.3, September 2008, PP 19-35
38. Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Asia: Experience from Sri Lanka, Journal of Accounting-Business & Management, (Joint), Vol. 15 (2), Indonesia, October 2008,
39. Effectiveness of Foreign Aid in Local Institutional Environment: The Experience of Japanese Aid in Sri Lanka (Joint), Ryukoku Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 48 No. 3.4 March 2009, PP 97-117
40. Human Capital Development in Sri Lanka under Japanese Assistance: Strengths and Weakness, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol.43, No. 2, July 2010, pp.1-35
41. Human Capital Development in Asia under Japanese Assistance: The Experience of Sri Lanka, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.50 No. 1&2, December 2010, pp.93-111
42. Human Capital and Economic Development: A Survey of Conceptual Relationship and Experience, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 43, No 1, March 2010, PP.1-18
43. Human Capital Development in Asia under Japanese Assistance: The Experience of Sri Lanka, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, The Journal of Economic and Business Studies of Ryukoku University, Vol.50 No. 1&2, December 2010, pp.93-111
44. Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Resource Development in Japanese Higher Educational Institutions: A Study on Foreign Students in Japanese Universities (Part One), Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 3, November 2011, PP.19-41
45. Strengths and Weaknesses of Human Resource Development in Japanese Higher Educational Institutions: A Study on Foreign Students in Japanese Universities (Part Two), Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 4, March 2012, PP.1-28
46. Japan’s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Social Business Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Conceptual Relationship, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 44, No 6, March 2012, PP.157-184
47. Formal Institutions on Agricultural Development: The Experience of Sri Lanka, 「Ryukoku Journal of Economic Studies」Vol. 52 No. 3 December 2012、W.M.A.G. H.A. Premarathne, Piyadasa Ratnayake
48. Japanese Assistance for Capacity Building of Social Businesses through Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Sri Lanka: Performance, Opportunities and Challenges, Saliya De Silva, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 47, No 1, May 2014, PP.29-60
49. Enhancing People’s Capabilities and Entitlements in Asia: The Experience of an Export Production Village Project in Sri Lanka, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Conference Volume on The 12th Workshop in Thailand: Challenging Issues in Asian Retail Internationalization: Focusing on Primary Industries in the Emerging Markets, Kasetsart University, Thailand, November 28-30, 2014, PP.119-13
50. Enhancing People’s Capabilities and Entitlements in Asia: The Experience of an Export Production Village Project in Sri Lanka, Piyadasa Ratnayake, International Journal of Agriculture System, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia, Vol. 3, No. 1, June 2015, pp. 41-57
51. Impact of Formal Institutions on the Tourist Attractions in Sri Lanka, Poornika Seelagama and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Journal of World Development Studies, Samanala Educational Centre, Sri Lanka and Department of Economics, Gombe State University, Nigeria, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 2015, pp.1-24
52. Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic Association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, 409 Pages
53. Japan’s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Social Business Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Conceptual Relationship, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic Association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 177-198
54. Lessons from Japanese Cooperation Volunteers for Social Business Development in Sri Lanka, Saliya De Silva and Piyadasa Ratnayake, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic Association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 199-216
55. Tourism for Economic Development: The Invisible Hands that Hold the Pandora’s Box, Poornika Seelagama and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 48, No 4, March 2016, pp.39-58
56. The Role of Informal Institutions on Land Use Pattern in Agrarian Communities in Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study of Two Agrarian Villages, J.M.P.N. Anuradha and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 48, No 6, March 2016, pp.41-62
57. Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic association of Saga University, Japan, 2016
58. Japan`s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation in Social Business Development and Poverty Alleviation: The Conceptual Relationship, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 177-198
59. Lessons from Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers for Social Business Development in Sri Lanka, Saliya De Silva and Piyadasa Ratnayake, in Human Capital, Agriculture, Trade and Globalization: Pathways to Achieving Economic Development in Asia, Ed. Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, The Economic association of Saga University, Japan, 2016, pp. 199-215
60. Japanese Assistance for Workforce Development with Technical Intern Training Programme in Asia: Results of the Survey in Saga Prefecture, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Saliya De Silva, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 49 No 2, September 2016, pp. 1-48
61. Workforce Development with Japanese Technical Intern Training Programme in Asia: An Overview of Performance, Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saliya De Silva and Rie Kage, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 49 No 3, December 2016, pp. 1-29
62. Labour Shortage Problem and Technical Intern Training Programme in Japan: A Survey on Accepting Organizations, Saliya De Silva and Piyadasa Ratnayake, Saga University Economic Review, Vol. 52 No 2・3, November 2019, pp. 1-26 (Japanese)
63. Role of Japanese Official Development Assistance in Economic Development of Sri Lanka: Past, Present and Future Prospects, Piyadasa Ratnayake and Sampath Amaratunge, in Odyssey of Partnership: 70 Years Japan-Sri Lanka Relations, Ed. By H.D. Karunaratne, The University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2022, pp.259-293
64. The Contributions of Japanese Technical Internship Programme to Poverty Alleviation and Human Resource Development in Asia: The Case of Thailand and Sri Lanka, Rie Kage and Piyadasa Ratnayake, The Journal of Chiiki Sangyou Ronso: Studies in Regional Business and Economics, No. 19, Graduate School of Regional Business and Economics, Okinawa International University, 2024