Accelerating Rural Growth and Empowering the Rural Poor TOPIC: The efficiency of the Samurdhi program in accelerating rural growth. By Fathima Shazana Magdon Ismail (Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo‚ Colombo 3‚ Sri Lanka) Background paper for the 5th South Asian Economics Students Meet‚ 28th January to 3rd February 2008‚ New Delhi‚ India Accelerating Rural Growth and Empowering the Rural Poor The efficiency of the Samurdhi program in accelerating rural growth in Sri Lanka
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1. INTRODUCTION This report will focus on industrial relations pressures/issues evident for „Women workers in the Garment Industry in Sri Lanka’‚ a strategic plan for addressing these issues utilizing relevant theory. The industrial relations issues faced by women are very much similar to all workers in the industry irrespective of gender. However‚ there are some issues that are unique to women which will also be highlighted in this report. The Harvard Map of HRM will be used as a base to analyse
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Sri Lanka: 23rd Of Black July‚ One Man Destroyed His NationFriday‚ 27 July 2012‚ 3:17 pm Article: Asian Human Rights Commission | July 25‚ 2012 An Article from the Asian Human Rights Commission Sri Lanka: On The 23rd Of Black July‚ One Man Destroyed His Nation Basil Fernando Many things are said about Black July‚ 1983. That there were many culprits who caused the havoc that virtually destroyed the image of Sri Lanka and which gave justification for a prolonged period of violence. However
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past two years alone; and assassinated two world leaders - the only terrorist organization to do so...” [1] “…The ’ruthless tactics’ of the Sri Lankan Tamil Tigers have inspired terrorist networks worldwide‚ including Al Qaeda...” [1] “…For more than three decades‚ the group has launched a campaign of violence and bloodshed in Sri Lanka‚ the island republic off the southern coast of India. Its ultimate goal - to seize control of the country from the Sinhalese ethnic majority and
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Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. (May 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) This article possibly contains original research. (June 2009) The Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo is a theory of evolution detailed in Sri Aurobindo’s "The Life Divine"
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Sri Aurobindo was a revolutionary‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ writer‚ and Spiritual Master. One of India ’s great modern philosophers‚ Aurobindo was a prolific author who expressed his views on humankind‚ nature‚ God‚ and the cosmos in numerous works of poetry and prose. He believed in the unity of all things material‚ intellectual‚ and spiritual‚ and a central theme that runs throughout all his writings is the divinization of life on earth. Sri Aurobindo‚ not only expressed his spiritual thought and vision
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J.Natn.Sci.Foundation Sri Lanka 2013 41 (4): 309-318 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v41i4.6058 RESEARCH ARTICLE Use of biochemical compounds in tea germplasm characterization and its implications in tea breeding in Sri Lanka J.D. Kottawa-Arachchi1*‚ M.T.K. Gunasekare2‚ M.A.B. Ranatunga1‚ P.A.N. Punyasiri3 and L. Jayasinghe1 Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka‚ Talawakelle. Coordinating Secretariat of Science‚ Technology & Innovation‚ 3rd Floor‚ Standard Charterd Building‚ Chatham
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Even after 56 years of Independence‚ right from the Nehru era to the Vajpayee era‚ the rural India of today still short of basic amenities‚ like drinking water‚ electricity‚ roads‚ housing‚ food and clothing. Once Gandhiji told the renowned author Mr. Mulk Raj Anand that we can’t build India unless we build villages. Gandhiji wanted to make the villages independent republics‚ independent in governance and for routine requirements‚ governed by the people of the villages and self sufficient for
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The banking industry of Sri Lanka has undergone tremendous shift due to intense competition and technological developments. While banks are becoming more customer focused and market driven‚ customers are becoming more demanding and selective in their preferences. Minimizing of customer switching is one of the biggest challenges facing bankers today. This paper aims to examine the role of the service quality in determining switching behavior of the retail banking customers. Data gathered through
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POLICIES AND NORMS OF SRI LANKA FOR TEA INDUSTRY FOR IMPORT/EXPORT INCLUDING LICENSING‚ PERMISSION & TAXATION The tea sector in Sri Lanka has always been an important component of her economy. It is also the country ’s largest employer providing employment both‚ directly and indirectly to over one million people. It also contributes a significant amount to Government revenue as well as to the gross domestic product. Sri Lanka as the 3rd biggest tea producing country generating US$673
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