Sustainable Resource Mobilization for Community Development in Sri Lanka: LEAD Participatory Poverty Reduction Experience

2017 ◽  
pp. 147-178
Author(s):  
Wijitapure Wimalaratana ◽  
Dhammika P. Withanage
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Resource Mobilization

scholarly journals Co-Operative Societies and Poverty Reduction Among Members for Community Development in Rivers State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Adekola, G. ◽  
Dokubo, Chidinma
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Cooperative Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The State ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Area Of Study

The paper examined how cooperative societies operating in Rivers State have been carrying out poverty reduction activities among their members so as to help them contribute to community development. The study answered three research questions. The population of this study comprised 2,355 members of twenty one (21) registered cooperative societies whose activities cover thrift and loan, and thrift and credit facilities. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 1,103 representing 50% of the members of the twenty one (21) thrift loan and credit cooperative societies which were used for the study. Through the study, authors established that cooperative societies in the area of study have been empowering their members through their poverty reduction activities. However, factors such as Lack of capital and corruption among the heads of cooperative societies in the State have been militating against the effectiveness of the cooperative poverty reduction activities. Therefore, in order to sustain the cooperative poverty reduction activities, cooperators need cooperative education.

scholarly journals Corporate social responsibility as a drive to community development and poverty reduction: A stakeholder approach to development in Zimbabwe

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Addmore T. Muruviwa ◽  
Fhulu H. Nekhwevha ◽  
Wilson Akpan
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Development Discourse ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Social Provisioning

Background: The emergence of a ‘Southern’ discourse of corporate social responsibility (CSR) highlight the crucial issues of poverty reduction, infrastructure development and the broader questions of social provisioning and community development. Aim: This study builds on existing knowledge to reveal how CSR has become a drive or aid in the community development discourse and poverty reduction mechanisms. This was done through the analysis of major CSR projects by Zimplats mining company. Setting: The study was carried out in Mhondoro-Ngezi, Zimbabwe, which is in a rural setting. Method: The study employed a triangulated design, with data collected using a mini-survey, focus groups and in-depth interviews. Results: The key findings are that the fundamental roles of CSR have been to link it to addressing under-development and poverty reduction issues in developing countries. Conclusion: Through distributional CSR activities, the mining company was able to address the health, educational, employment and water needs of the local people.

scholarly journals Fragmentation Trade and Vertical Specialisation: How Does South Asia Compare with China

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-128
Author(s):  
C. Veeramani
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
South Asia ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Unskilled Labor ◽  
Production Networks ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Global Production Networks ◽  
Degree Of Participation

This article analyses the trends and patterns of export and fragmentation trade by South Asian countries—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. To place the discussion in a comparative perspective, the analysis also covers China. Experience of China and other East Asian countries shows that export-led industrialisation and a high degree of participation in global production networks/value chains, based initially on specialisation in labor-intensive activities, are crucial for sustained employment generation and poverty reduction. However, exports have not become a major engine of growth in South Asian countries. An important reason for this is that South Asia has been locked out of the global production networks/value chains in several industries, except Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in readymade garments and India in automobiles. India’s export basket is biased towards capital- and skill-intensive products, which is an anomaly as the country’s true comparative advantage lies in unskilled labor-intensive activities. We argue that India’s labor laws have had the unintended consequence of discouraging specialisation in labor-intensive stages of the production process in manufacturing industries. Greater integration of domestic industries with global production networks/value chains will accelerate the process of shifting the surplus labor from agriculture to manufacturing. JEL Codes: F10, F15, F40

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