Multi-Dimensional Poverty Among Samurdhi Welfare Recipients in Badulla District, Sri Lanka

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Sanjeewanie Kariyawasam

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

Nilakshi De Silva

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

Shivapragasam Shivakumaran

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA)

Date Written: May 1, 2012

Abstract

This paper is an application of multidimensional poverty data to the policy need to improve the effectiveness of the national social protection programme, Samurdhi, in Sri Lanka. This paper argues that any programme aiming to promote people out of poverty, needs to be based on a good understanding of the nature of poverty among the target group. To this end, data from a pilot survey in the Badulla District, Sri Lanka, is used to compare Samurdhi households with non Samurdhi households in relation to deprivation in multiple dimensions. The analysis finds that Samurdhi households are deprived in the dimensions of quality of employment, dignity and psychological and subjective well-being, which have practical implications for the design and delivery of Samurdhi.

Keywords: Employment; Empowerment; Shame and Humiliation; Multidimensional Poverty

Suggested Citation

Kariyawasam, Sanjeewanie and De Silva, Nilakshi and Shivakumaran, Shivapragasam, Multi-Dimensional Poverty Among Samurdhi Welfare Recipients in Badulla District, Sri Lanka (May 1, 2012). Partnership for Economic Policy Working Paper No. 2012-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2348183 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2348183

Sanjeewanie Kariyawasam (Contact Author)

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) ( email )

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Colombo 07
Sri Lanka

Nilakshi De Silva

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) ( email )

No. 29, Gregory's Road
Colombo 07
Sri Lanka

Shivapragasam Shivakumaran

Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) ( email )

No. 29, Gregory's Road
Colombo 07
Sri Lanka

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