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Publication Open Access International Migration Outlook - Sri Lanka(International Organization for Migration, 2009-05) Jayathilaka, R; Jayawardhana, TThis report was undertaken by the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The IPS would like to express its gratitude to the many organizations and individuals who provided useful inputs for the production of this study. This task would not have been a success if not for the continuous support extended by these organizations.Publication Open Access Poverty Concepts, Trends in Global Poverty and Sri Lanka(Department of Demography, University of Colombo, 2015-03) Jayathilaka, RThere is a large body of literature on the concept of poverty in general and its measurement. Poverty has been one of the most debated concepts in development economics and international trade, with the international focus on poverty reduction under Millennium Development Goals (MDG) drawing much attention to its definition and measurement. Over at least the last two decades, the definition of poverty has also been a central issue in policy making towards poverty reduction in developing countries. The reason for this is because poverty definitions and measurements have important implications for poverty reduction policies. A study of India and Peru, drawing on both national data and micro surveys, found that significantly different people were identified as poor in the two countries. This was determined according to two different measurements of poverty ranging from a narrow definition, in terms of the monetary capability, to a broader definition, in terms of the participatory approach adopted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (Ehrenpreis, 2006)Publication Open Access Educational opportunities for the poor in Sri Lanka: Assessing spatial disparities(Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 2008-11) Jayathilaka, R; Tilakaratna, G; Galappattige, A; Perera, RThis study was carried out as a part of the project on “Economic and Political Empowerment of the Poor: Sri Lanka Country Studies” which will be published in a monograph as a part of the publication series originating from Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)/South Asian Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) project on Eradication of Poverty in South Asia. The authors wish to gratefully acknowledge SACEPS for their financial assistance to carry out this study.