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Overview of Poverty in Sri Lanka 2013

Author : Jabbar, Shakeela and Senanayake, Dinushka

Publisher: Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2013

Page Numbers: 14

Acc. No: 4371

Class No: 339.46 JAB-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Poverty

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-955-1040-66-6

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In the Overview of Poverty 2013, CEPA looks at the different approaches used to define, measure and monitor poverty both monetary and non-monetary. The brief examines the methods used in Sri Lanka and discusses the methods of measuring poverty in Sri Lanka at national, district, provincial and sectoral levels. The brief also looks at factors such as education, health, living conditions and gender development that have a bearing on the poverty levels of different socio economic groups.