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An Empirical Assessment on Appropriateness of Alternative Poverty Measurements Based on Inclusion and Exclusion Error Estimate

An Empirical Assessment on Appropriateness of Alternative Poverty Measurements Based on Inclusion and Exclusion Error Estimates- 06-10 Final

Navigating the Nexus: Social Cohesion and Poverty in Sri Lanka : Part 02

The Nexus In The Real World, an Analysis of the Up-Country Tamils CHAPTER IV: LANGUAGE 18.(1) The Official Language of

Navigating the Nexus: Social Cohesion and Poverty in Sri Lanka- Part 01

A Deep Dive into CEPA’s Intergenerational Dialogue 6   The Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA), had the pleasure of welcoming

වැඩ වර්ජන, වැටුප් සහ උද්ධමනය: අයිතිවාසිකම් සහ වගකීම් – ආචාර්ය එච්. එම්. ගුණතිලක

හැදින්වීම “දුක්ඛිතභාවය සහ බලාපොරොත්තු සුන්වීම, බලාපොරොත්තුව සහ ප්‍රගතිය බවට පරිවර්තනය කළ ප්‍රධාන බලවේගය කම්කරු ව්‍යාපාරයයි” – මාර්ටින් ලූතර් කිං ජූනියර්

Trade Union Actions, Wages and Inflation: Rights versus Responsibilities

Introduction “The labour movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress” – Martin Luther

Income and Wealth Inequality in Sri Lanka

By Prof. Ravindra Deyshappriya

Education Inequality in Sri Lanka

By Prof. Vengadeshravan Sarma

Does Policy Coherence Matter?

By Pamodi Hewawaravita and Karin Fernando Agriculture is at the heart of rural economies; sustaining livelihoods over generations and sustaining

How Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Sri Lanka Upgraded their Services during COVID-19

By Heli De Alwis and Gayathri Lokuge Champika has been operating a small spice processing enterprise in Colombo since 2015.

Elder Care in Sri Lanka: Are we Prepared for the Future?

By: Thahira Cader for the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) Sri Lanka’s Growing Older Population: The outbreak of the COVID-19

A Rapid Appraisal of the ‘Aswesuma’ Social Benefit Scheme

Dr. Hemesiri Kotagama “Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It’s an act of justice. It is protection of