Social welfare and social security in Sri Lankan fisheries

Amarasinghe, Oscar (2005) Social welfare and social security in Sri Lankan fisheries. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF), India. ISBN 81-902873-0-3

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Abstract

Since Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948, social welfare for the country’s fishing populations has been the responsibility of successive governments. During the latter half of the last millennium, the State has been channelling huge amounts of public funds into a number of social welfare and social security measures. However, the emphasis has mainly been on promotional welfare measures, such as housing, sanitation, infrastructure and training. Among the common problems in the delivery of such measures are regional disparities in the distribution of benefits (with the southern regions receiving the lion’s share), and expenditure on welfare dwindling with a change of government.

Item Type:	Books
Class Number:	930.ICSF106
Keywords:	ICSF, Fishing Communities, Social Security, Welfare, Housing, Infrastructure, Benefit Sharing, Sri Lanka
Subjects:	Right to Resources
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2021 10:07
Last Modified:	08 Mar 2022 04:57
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/768

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