The following articles are listed: (1) Entrepreneurship and Global Business Competitiveness in Sri Lanka. Is Sri Lanka Bad? By Premaratne, S.P. (2) Poverty in Sri Lanka: Who are Poor and Where Are They? By Nanayakkara, Wimal (3) National Defence and Its Impact on Economic Development: The Case of Sri Lanka. By Jayawardena, M.M. (4) Regional Development in Sri Lanka: The Need for a Paradigm Shift. By Gooneratne, W. (5) Financing Regional Development: Concentrating the Dispersed. By Abeyratne, S. and Liyanahetti D. (6) The Role of Higher Educational Institutions (HEI) in Regional Development. By Ekanayake, S. B. (7) Empowering Local Government for Better Serving Regional Development in Sri Lanka: Sharing Japanese Experience. By Cooray, N.S.