Microenterprise Occupation and Poverty Reduction in Microfinance Programs: Evidence from Sri Lanka

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1247-1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Poverty Reduction

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

scholarly journals The Role of products of Microfinance for Reducing the Poverty of the Borrowers: Exploratory Factor Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 2244-2251
Author(s):  
J.A Prasansha Kumari
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Good Pattern ◽  
Pattern Distribution ◽  
Independent Variable

This paper intend to analyses the structural characteristics of microfinance and statistically categorized them in to five products of microfinance as independent variable and poverty reduction as dependent variable.  Data were gathered from 494 borrowers of Samurdhi microfinance program in five districts in Sri Lanka using Likert scale questionnaire.  The collected data analyzed by Exploratory Factor analysis using SPSS 21 version.  The factor Metrix of the EFA results presented good pattern distribution among 38 items which indicated that six constructs loaded properly which is greater than acceptable threshold >0.5. Therefore, the results explored that the 38 items can be grouped properly into the six constructs based on their items.

SDG Gender Index and the Status of Women

2022 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Soma Dhar
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Ground Level ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
The Status

Equal Measures 2030 introduces the 2019 SDG Gender Index in the global report that highlights the power of data for gender equality. The Index is the complete mechanism known to investigate the state of gender equality across 129 countries, 14 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and 51 targets correlated to issues innate in the SDGs. This study explores the progress of gender equality in South Asian countries, comprising Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. The study indicates the poorer performance of South Asian countries in the SDG Gender index. It draws attention to the SDG-4 performances of South Asian countries as it has a strong gender perspective, grounded in evidence on the close links between girls’ education and social and economic development, including poverty reduction. Using qualitative and quantitative methods, the study explores SDG 2020 projections and assesses the performance and rate of progress and acceleration timespan for South Asian countries toward gender equality by 2030. The overall comparison confirms that the performance of no country has been satisfactory in the SDG Gender Index. Sri Lanka is leading, ranked 1st in South Asia, and 15th in Asia and the Pacific region. Bangladesh and Pakistan are the worst performers in South Asia. Equal Measures 2030 serve to enhance girls' and women’s status, champion their abilities, and advocate their equality through policies and actions at the ground level.

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