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No AccessOct 2018IntroductionAuthors/Editors: Anna O’Donnell, Mohamed Ghani Razaak, Markus Kostner, Jeeva Perumpillai-EssexAnna O’DonnellSearch for more papers by this author, Mohamed Ghani RazaakSearch for more papers by this author, Markus KostnerSearch for more papers by this author, Jeeva Perumpillai-EssexSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1344-3_ch1AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (3.4 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Describes Sri Lanka’s progress in social and economic development over the past decade, yet cautions that these advancements mask several pockets of the country where poverty rates remain high. While overall poverty has declined in Sri Lanka, the Northern and Eastern provinces continue to exhibit poverty rates of 7.7 and 7.3 percent, respectively, which is above the national average of 4.1 percent. Sri Lanka’s civil war that evolved over nearly three decades from the early 1980s caused widespread destruction, displacement and subsequent economic and social consequences, primarily concentrated in the Northern and Eastern provinces. Six background studies of the eight districts that make up these two provinces include reports on (1) the provincial economies and economic structures of the North and East; (2) labor force dynamics; (3) demographic changes and impacts on vulnerability; (4) the psychosocial needs of the local population; (5) community and social institutions; and (6) livelihood trends and impacts of the war on productive assets. ReferencesCentral Bank of Sri Lanka. 2016. Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka. Government of Sri Lanka. Google Scholarde Mel, N and R Venugopal. “Peacebuilding Context Assessment: Sri Lanka 2016,” March 2016. United Nations. http://lk.one.un.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Peacebuilding-Context-Assessment-Draft-1-single-pages.pdf. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2011. Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2012. Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2013a. Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2012/13. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2013b. Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2014. Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2015a. Annual Survey of Industries. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. 2015b. Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey. Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarDepartment of Census and Statistics. n.d. “Census of Population and Housing 2011.” Government of Sri Lanka. Google ScholarJohnson, S 2017. “The Cost of War on Public Health: An Exploratory Method for Understanding the Impact of Conflict on Public Health in Sri Lanka.” PLoS One 12 (1): 1–28. Google ScholarMampily, Z 2011. Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. Google ScholarNewhouse, David Locke, Pablo Suarez Becerra, and Dung Doan. 2016. Sri Lanka Poverty and Welfare: Recent Progress and Remaining Challenges. Washington, DC: World Bank. Google ScholarProvincial Planning Secretariat. 2009. “Five Year Investment Programme: 2009–2013.” Northern Provincial Council. https://www.np.gov.lk/pdf/publications/5_year_programme.pdf. Google ScholarWanasundera, L 2006. Rural Women in Sri Lanka’s Post-Conflict Rural Economy. Bangkok, Thailand: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, RAP Publication 2006/13. http://www.fao.org/3/a-ag114e.pdf. Google Scholar Previous chapterNext chapter FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetails View Published: October 2018ISBN: 978-1-4648-1344-3 Copyright & Permissions Related CountriesSri LankaRelated TopicsMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty Reduction KeywordsPOVERTY STATISTICSCIVIL WARLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATELFPRDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEPSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL ECONOMYMOVING OUT OF POVERTY PDF DownloadLoading ...