Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare : Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges
| Autor: | Newhouse, David Locke, Suarez Becerra, Pablo, Doan, Dung |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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MEASURES
HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME ECONOMIC GROWTH TRANSFERS IN KIND EXTREME POVERTY RURAL SECTOR POVERTY MAP EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SCHOOL FEEDING FOOD EXPENDITURE SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL HOUSEHOLDS AGRICULTURAL LAND EXTREME POVERTY LINE POOR SAFETY NETS UNEMPLOYMENT INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE FARM INCOME PRIVATE TRANSFERS POVERTY RATES AGRICULTURAL WAGES FOOD PRICES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION POVERTY FARM WORK TRANSFER PROGRAMS WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATES FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FOOD ITEMS FARMERS OLD AGE POOR HOUSEHOLD RURAL COUNTERPARTS HIGHER INEQUALITY LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SANITATION TRANSFERS RURAL POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL POOR NATIONAL POVERTY LINE POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY SEVERITY INCOME INEQUALITY HOUSEHOLD LIVING STANDARDS NUTRITION OUTCOMES POVERTY REDUCTION CALORIE INTAKE CLEAN WATER HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS INEQUALITY POVERTY GAP TARGETING POVERTY POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT ON POVERTY FOOD EXPENDITURES REMOTE AREAS POVERTY SITUATION ACCESS TO MARKETS EMPLOYMENT STATUS INCOME DISTRIBUTION NATIONAL POVERTY FEMALE PARTICIPATION FOOD CONSUMPTION POOR FAMILIES HOUSEHOLD HEAD – AGE FARMLAND POVERTY ANALYSIS POOR CHILDREN POVERTY ESTIMATES FARM HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS TO SERVICES HUMAN CAPITAL POOR PEOPLE INSURANCE NUTRITION ECONOMIC POLICIES POVERTY GAP INDEX POVERTY HEADCOUNT INDEX AGRICULTURAL SECTOR INCIDENCE OF POVERTY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLD INCOME POVERTY INCIDENCE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE GLOBAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE COUNTERFACTUAL POVERTY LINES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT POOR ADULTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS INEQUALITY REDUCTION HOUSEHOLD HEADS RURAL RURAL POVERTY RATE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET POVERTY LINE SAVINGS POVERTY INDICATORS PUBLIC WORKS RURAL SECTORS POVERTY HEADCOUNT RATE ESTIMATES OF POVERTY HOUSEHOLD HEAD RURAL ELECTRIFICATION POOR ECONOMIC GROWTH |
| Popis: | 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 growth and support to the agricultural sector. The pursuit of these and other goals of the new administration can be informed by a fuller understanding of recent developments in household living standards across the country. Yet the World Bank’s most recent poverty assessment in Sri Lanka, covering the period from 1990 to 2002, was published a decade ago. Since then, domestic economic growth, the end of the civil conflict and fluctuations in global markets has led to substantial changes in Sri Lanka’s economic environment. To inform the new government’s development policies, this report examines five topics related to recent developments in poverty and welfare. Sections two through five of the report focus on: (i) trends in poverty, welfare, and inequality since 2002, (ii) labor market outcomes associated with the observed reduction in poverty, (iii) four potential causes of this poverty reduction, (iv) the state of poverty and inequality in 2012/13, and (v) the role of social protection in reducing poverty. Section six concludes by pointing out future implications and remaining knowledge gaps to continue to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This analysis draws mainly on data from the 2002, 2006-07, 2009-10, and 2012-13 rounds of the Household Income and Expenditure Survey, supplemented by annual rounds of the labor force survey from 2002 to 2012. Since the surveys could not be conducted in parts of the Northern and Eastern provinces before 2011 due to the civil conflict, their geographical coverage varies from year to year. To ensure comparability, all historical trends presented in this report correspond to the same geographic area. With the exception of figures that are based solely on 2012-13 data, the figures exclude Northern and Eastern provinces, which account for about 12.9 percent of the total population. A more detailed description of the data is provided in appendix one. |
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