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Sri Lanka - Poverty Assessment : Engendering Growth with Equity, Opportunities and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-14T18:17:42Z
dc.date.available2012-06-14T18:17:42Z
dc.date.issued2007-01
dc.description.abstractThis report on poverty assessment in Sri Lanka establishes that the development story in Sri Lanka is one of mixed success. The country is on par with middle income countries and Millennium Development Goal timetables for universal primary school enrollment, gender parity in primary and secondary school enrollment, and universal provision of reproductive health services. At the same time, consumption income poverty persists and the poor continue to face basic welfare challenges such as malnutrition. A number of interrelated constraints prevent access by the poor to opportunities in more dynamic sectors of the economy. In poor rural areas and the estates economic and geographic constraints include inadequate connectivity to markets and growth centers, lack of electricity and transport facilities (infrastructure) and poor quality schools (public services). In poor urban areas constraints include inadequate access to clean water, electricity, sanitation and quality of housing. At the household level, the report assesses the cyclical nature of poverty traps caused by low levels of education, poor nutrition and underemployment (mostly associated with the informal sector). Population in the estates, North and East, and the tsunami-affected coastal areas are more likely to fall into the poverty trap cycle due to historical disadvantages or recent events like civil conflict or natural disasters. The report is organized as follows: Chapter 1 presents the Sri Lankan economy in an international context. Chapter 2 focuses on poverty, inequality and vulnerability. Chapter 3 profiles poor households and lagging regions. Chapter 4 discusses internal migration, remittances and urban concentration. Chapter 5 analyzes the human development challenges and the poverty nexus. Chapter 6 talks about the rural challenge in terms of raising agricultural productivity and non-farm incomes. Chapter 7 dissects the social and economic situation in the conflict-affected areas in the north and east, while Chapter 8 concludes with the an analysis of the poverty traps in the estates and the way forward.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7372141/sri-lanka-poverty-assessment-engendering-growth-equity-opportunities-challenges
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/8050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8050
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectALCOHOLISM
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAM
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD NUTRITION
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION MEASURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED AREAS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectESTIMATION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY SIZE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
dc.subjectGROWTH ELASTICITY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHIGH CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INCREASE
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME QUINTILE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNONFARM INCOME
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR GAP
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR NUTRITION
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOORER DISTRICTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SHARE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPPING
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAPS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY TRAPS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREDUCED POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMOTE
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL ACCESS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTEACHER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTRADE UNIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectUNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTER
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectVICIOUS CYCLE
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO POVERTY
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.titleSri Lanka - Poverty Assessment : Engendering Growth with Equity, Opportunities and Challengesen
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okr.date.disclosure2007-03-12
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:52:05.320162Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Poverty Assessment
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7372141/sri-lanka-poverty-assessment-engendering-growth-equity-opportunities-challenges
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid537861468101375408
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20070206094457
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7372141
okr.identifier.report36568
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/02/06/000020953_20070206094457/Rendered/PDF/365680LK.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.sectorCentral government administration
okr.sectorHealth and other social services
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitPREM Sector Unit (SASPR)
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