How access to irrigation influences poverty and livelihoods: a case study from Sri Lanka. Impact assessment of infrastructure projects on poverty reduction

This study combines a livelihoods approach with a regression approach to quantify the effectiveness of irrigation infrastructure investment on improving people's livelihood strategies. Using a unique data set based on households in southern Sri Lanka, and a natural experimental setting, we estimate...

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Main Authors:	Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali, Aida, T., Kasahara, R., Sawada, Y., Wijerathna, D.
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Japan International Cooperation Agency 2013
Subjects:	poverty indicators living standards impact assessment qualitative analysis households income case studies irrigation systems investment rice irrigated farming rainfed farming remuneration models
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39353