Independent Sri Lankan think tank on poverty and development

Political Economy of Violence – Women’s Economic Relations in Sri Lanka

The video summarises and outlines the study conducted about women in Vettikadu who have been rolling beedis for over 50 years. The video also sheds light on the structural violence generated and sustained by political and economic relations and processes and their connections with gender, caste and class oppression.

National and Household Food Security in Sri Lanka

Food security has been a central concern in Sri Lanka since the early decades of the 20th century. The underlying reason for concern is that Sri Lanka has been a food deficit import-export economy since the 19th century. An additional level of anxiety can be attributed to the fact that, as an island nation, Sri […]