Heenkenda, Shirantha(Asian Economic and Social Society, 2015)
This study examined the financial risk of tolerant behavior at the household level with particular emphasis on different household sectors in Sri Lanka. The analysis measured, the household willingness to take financial ...
This paper is aimed at examining the relationship between risk tolerance behaviour and the education investment of families in different social sectors, i.e. urban, rural, and estate, in Sri Lanka. At the initial step, the ...
Herath, T.K.(Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration , Colombo 7, 2015)
It is difficult to imagine a situation where there is no government. As the leader in an economy as well as the authority in charge of the State, government can contribute much towards economic development. If the government ...
The market and the state have to play valuable complementary roles in economic development. The government or state is expected to correct and facilitate the market. If the government fails, people cannot lead fine lives. ...
Damayanthi,B.W.R.; Premarathna,G.(South Asian University, New Delhi, 2015)
Urban poverty in Sri Lanka has long been neglected and given less priority in policy
interventions and academic contributions following favorable nominal poverty statistics
which underscore the need for urgent attention ...
Damayanthi,B.W.R.(University of Colombo, Colombo 7University of Colombo, Colombo, 2015)
The micro enterprise approach has been seen as one of the most acomplishable pathways to achive prospected
economic growth through innovation and creativity which in turn bring market development, productivity and
social ...
Damayanthi, B.W.R.; Premarathne, G.(Canadian Center of Science and Education, North York, 2015-08)
Microenterprise approach is increasingly acknowledged and policy based approach that recognizes micro
entrepreneurs as the core of the informal sector, which needs to be assisted to start at entrepreneur level or to
become ...
This paper is aimed at examining the relationship between risk tolerance behaviour and the
education investment of families in different social sectors, i.e. urban, rural, and estate, in Sri Lanka. At
the initial step, ...
Banana farming in Sri Lanka has been identified as a potential alternative sub-sector to make
dynamism in the rural economy. However, this sector still remains predominantly traditional in
most parts of the country. As ...
The objective of this study is to support the making of a more efficient and realistic pricing
policy for Index-Based Microinsurance Scheme (IBMS) by analyzing, using the contingent
valuation method, the insurance demands ...
This research sought to identify the motivational factors associated with the intention to readiness to
retirement planning of estate sector employees in Sri Lanka. The theory of planned behavior (TPB)
investigates the ...
This paper seeks to investigate the determinants of dropouts from the voluntary
pension scheme (VPS) introduced by the social security board of Sri Lanka. A face-to-face
questionnaire distribution was administered to ...
The objective of this study is to examine famers‟ willingness to pay for an index based
microinsurance scheme (IBMS) for paddy crops to protect against production loss caused by
natural disasters in Sri Lanka and to ...
This paper explores the existing pattern and the levels of disparity of the functional financial literacy in the
Sri Lankan context. The study, mainly using quantitative data, selected the sample representing the three ...
The main objective of this study is to explore the feasibility of farmers‟
organizations as a vehicle for microinsurance delivery for paddy crop cultivated by
small-scale farmers in Sri Lanka to protect against risk of ...
This study examined the financial risk of tolerant behavior at the household level with particular emphasis on different household sectors in Sri Lanka. The analysis measured the household willingness to take financial ...
Community participation in governance has now become an integral principle in development thinking. In practice also, efforts
are being made to apply this principle in various aspects of governance. However, the sustainability ...