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Sri Lanka: Ending Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperity

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-20T21:44:56Z
dc.date.available2015-11-20T21:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.description.abstractBetween 2002 and 2012-13, most of the reduction in poverty was due to increased earnings, as opposed to higher employment or higher transfers. Although it is hard to be certain, increases in earnings are associated with: (i) a slow structural transformation away from agriculture and into industry and services that led to productivity increases; (ii) agglomeration around key urban areas that supported this structural transformation; (iii) domestic-driven growth, including public-sector investment that led to increases in labor demand, particularly in industry and services; and (iv) a commodity boom that led to higher labor earnings for agricultural workers in the context of lower agricultural employment. Sri Lanka’s has had impressive development gains but there are strong indications that drivers of past progress are not sustainable. Solid economic growth, strong poverty reduction, overcoming internal conflict, effecting a remarkable democratic transition in recent months, and overall strong human development outcomes are a track record that would make any country proud. However, the country’s inward looking growth model based on non-tradable sectors and domestic demand amplified by public investment cannot be expected to lead to sustained inclusive growth going forward. A systematic diagnostic points to fiscal, competitiveness, and inclusion challenges as well as cross-cutting governance and sustainability challenges as priority areas of focus for sustaining progress in ending poverty and promoting shared prosperity.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25156400/sri-lanka-ending-poverty-promoting-shared-prosperity-systematic-country-diagnostic
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/23115
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23115
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSystematic Country Diagnostic;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
dc.subjectFISH
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectAIR QUALITY
dc.subjectWASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectRESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectBALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectREVENUES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectMODELS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectCROWDING OUT
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectTRADEOFFS
dc.subjectCROP MIX
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL_BANKS
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectSPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectLAND DEGRADATION
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectDIVIDENDS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFISHING
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectTAX REFORMS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE USE
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLIES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
dc.subjectEQUITY
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL INVESTORS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectPATENTS
dc.subjectSOLID WASTES
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE GROWTH
dc.subjectAGGREGATE DEMAND
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE TAX REFORMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSTREAMS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectTAX REVENUE
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCAPITAL GOODS
dc.subjectFISHERIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectTRANSFER PAYMENTS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCENTIVE SYSTEMS
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectTRADE TAXES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCOAL ENERGY
dc.subjectHIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTAX REFORM
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE INPUTS
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PROTECTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESSES
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION
dc.titleSri Lankaen
dc.title.subtitleEnding Poverty and Promoting Shared Prosperityen
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okr.crossref.titleSri Lanka
okr.date.disclosure2015-10-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-30T10:59:14.532076Z
okr.doctypeCountry Focus::Country Assistance Strategy Document
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment::Environmental Economics & Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Financial Literacy
okr.unitGOV PSP - SAR (GGO18)
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