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Rural livelihoods in Sri Lanka: an indication of poverty?

✍ Scribed by Mariella Marzano

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
83 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0954-1748

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

In rural Sri Lanka the demands of using appropriate methodologies for identifying poverty and subsequently persons who may or may not benefit from development interventions are challenging and made more difficult when considering the villager's own perceptions of what it means to be poor. Investigations into livelihoods can promote an awareness of the nature of activities that people engage in and the resources they are able or would like to access with the associated conflicts over entitlements. In a village setting the hierarchical nature of these strategies may highlight people's vulnerability. This has further implications for development in Sri Lanka where decisions over the allocation of agricultural assistance, particularly at a local level, is often biased towards those who focus entirely on agriculture and thus are considered to be β€˜real’ farmers. Copyright Β© 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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