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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1980/01/31
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Article de revue
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REP197
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2010/07/10
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Disclosed
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Basic needs : the case of Sri Lanka
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life expectancy