An assessment of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme : a case study from the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka

2009

Masteroppgave i development management- Universitetet i Agder 2009 This thesis assesses the impact of the Samurdhi (prosperity) development programme (SDP) on the livelihoods of its beneficiaries in the Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka. The assessment covers three main aspects; development, environment and management. First I identify a main research problem and three sub problems that are directly related to the success of the SDP. Second, based on the sustainable livelihood approach (SLA), I develop a theoretical framework where a poverty level of a household is directly and indirectly affected by the activities of the SDP through two channels; promotional and protective channels. From the…