Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare : Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare : Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges

Analysis of Sri Lanka’s recent progress in reducing poverty and inequality is directly relevant to the new government’s development agenda. The newly sworn-in president ran for election on a platform that featured, among other goals, inclusive grow...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Newhouse, David Locke, Suarez Becerra, Pablo, Doan, Dung
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
SANITATION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR ADULTS
POVERTY POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
POVERTY LINE
IMPACT ON POVERTY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
OLD AGE
GLOBAL MARKETS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
INCOME
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY RATES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NATIONAL POVERTY LINE
COUNTERFACTUAL
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
FEMALE PARTICIPATION
NATIONAL POVERTY
POOR PEOPLE
EXTREME POVERTY LINE
POVERTY GAP INDEX
INEQUALITY REDUCTION
FARM HOUSEHOLDS
FARM INCOME
RURAL POVERTY RATE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
RURAL POOR
CONFLICT
MEASURES
RURAL SECTORS
SAFETY NETS
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
POVERTY REDUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
SAVINGS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POOR FAMILIES
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
POOR HOUSEHOLD
HOUSEHOLD HEAD – AGE
POVERTY GAP
INCOME INEQUALITY
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POOR CHILDREN
TRANSFERS
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
ESTIMATES OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
FOOD EXPENDITURES
CALORIE INTAKE
ECONOMIC POLICIES
WELFARE INDICATORS
FARMERS
POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE
POVERTY MAP
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX
FOOD ITEMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY LINES
HUMAN CAPITAL
FARMLAND
RURAL COUNTERPARTS
LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
RURAL SECTOR
HIGHER INEQUALITY
AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
RURAL POVERTY
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
FOOD EXPENDITURE
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
RURAL
FARM WORK
NUTRITION
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
ACCESS TO MARKETS
PUBLIC WORKS
TRANSFERS IN KIND
POVERTY SEVERITY
TRANSFER PROGRAMS
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
SCHOOL FEEDING
INSURANCE
TARGETING
POVERTY INDICATORS
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS
POVERTY SITUATION
EXTREME POVERTY
ACCESS TO SERVICES
POVERTY
RURAL AREAS
CLEAN WATER
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
POOR
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
FOOD PRICES
REMOTE AREAS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
INEQUALITY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/02/25918944/sri-lanka-poverty-welfare-recent-progress-remaining-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23794

Similar Items

Similar Items