Interactions among the Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka: a systemic assessment
Ending the Elitist Factor
By Centre for Poverty Analysis Tertiary Education in Sri Lanka: A Historical Perspective of Student Access Sri Lanka’s higher education institutions are facing a barrage of criticism. Many observers point to the severe shortfall of resources, in terms of both funds and manpower, spanning several decades, arguing that it has diminished the quality of education. […]
A closer look at Sri Lanka’s poverty figures: are we reading them right?
By Nilakshi de Silva On 20 September 2013 Comparisons of IP and MDP by districts According to the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), in 2009/10 approximately 8.9% of the population in Sri Lanka, or 1.8 million individuals, are poor. This is a significant improvement compared to 2000, when approximately 22.7 % of the population […]
Culture, Development and Human Futures
By Centre for Poverty Analysis On 22 September 2013 In one of his major books, the well-known critic of corporate capitalism and its associated globalization, David Korten has written that “To create a just, sustainable, and compassionate post-corporate world we must face up to the need to create a new core culture, a new political […]
What is Our Vision of Development?
By Centre for Poverty Analysis On 03 November 2013 Following the Rio+20 Summit in June 2012 (also known as the UN Conference on Sustainable Development), the United Nations initiated a process to define the next global development agenda, which includes a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the period after 2015. This process is […]
On Knowledge Hierarchies of Development
By Aftab Lall On 09th September 2013 Today, we invite Mr. Aftab Lall, an intern at the Centre for Poverty Analysis to shed some light on the relationship between knowledge and power in the global system. His article presents a different point of view to that of Mr. Sarath Fernando in “Sri Lanka’s Development Debate […]
Beyond a Moment: Broadening the Poverty Conversation
By Mira Philips On 17 October 2014 Originaly published in the Daily Mirror Today marks the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, an annual event promoted by the United Nations to raise awareness of the experiences of people living in extreme poverty. The UN views October 17th as a “moment” that can […]
Poverty in the Estate Sector: has it turned the corner?
By K. Romeshun and Priyanthi Fernando On 07 May 2015 The 2009/10 Household Expenditure and Income Survey (HIES) reported a drastic reduction in poverty amongst the estate population. The survey reported that the percentage of poor households in the estate sector reduced from a high of 32 percent in 2006 to 11 percent in 2009/10 […]