Seven new publications from Institute of Policy Studies

The Institute of Policy Studies released the following seven new publications recently. These publications are available at the IPS at St. Michael's Road, Colombo 3, and leading bookshops islandwide.

Livelihoods in Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka: "Building Back Better"? Edited by Paul Steele IPS Working Paper Series No. 10, April, 2006.

Annotated Bibliography of Microfinance in Sri Lanka: 1980-2005 by Ganga Tilakaratna, Ayodya Galappattige and Thusitha Kumara Poverty and Social Welfare Series No. 8, March 2006. Devolution Revisited: Towards a More Effective Devolutionary Polity by Shelton Wanasinghe Governance Series No. 9, February 2006.

A Framework for Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs) for Sri Lanka by Jayatilleke S. Bandara and Athula Naranpanawa Macroeconomic Policy Series No. 17, January, 2006.

Sri Lanka National Health Accounts 2000 - 2002 IPS Research Team Health Economics Policy Series, December 2005 Microfinance in Sri Lanka: A Household Level Analysis of Outreach and Impact on Poverty by Ganga Tilakaratna, Upali Wickramasinghe and Thusitha Kumara Poverty and Social Welfare Series No. 7, December 2005.

Decentralisation and Provincial Finance in Sri Lanka: 2004 - An Update by D. D. M. Waidyasekera Governance Series No. 8, November 2005.