00838nam a2200133Ia 450000500170000000800410001702000150005808200130007310000090008624500660009526000460016130000180020750004790022520240603234108.0240331s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9558930000  bPOVa361  aCEPA 0aPoverty issues in Sri Lanka :btowards new empirical insights  aOrugodawattabGunaratne Offset Ltd.c2003  axxvii,252 p.,  aThis publication compiles the papers presented at the 3 rd annual symposium on poverty research in Sri Lanka held in August 2002 with the ain to discuss recent research findings on different aspects of poverty and to map out priorities and future directions pertaining to poverty research in Sri Lanka. Increasing the understanding of the causes and dynamics of poverty in Sri Lanka will also improve the formulation of proper strategies to allevuate poverty in the country.