Basic needs : the case of Sri Lanka (English)

This article has two related objectives: to judge Sri Lanka's success in meeting its basic needs and growth objectives, and to use Sri Lanka's experience to cast light on general hypotheses regarding basic needs. The analysis suggests that Sri Lanka's social expenditures had a substantial cost in growth and unemployment. However, largely because of these social programs, it has the best social indicators, compared to its income, of any country for...

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Isenman,Paul;
Document Date
1980/01/31
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
REP197
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Basic needs : the case of Sri Lanka
Keywords
life expectancy

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Isenman,Paul.

Basic needs : the case of Sri Lanka (English). World Bank reprint series ; no. REP 197 Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/499871468308354229

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