by root | Feb 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
(A Speech by Dr Godfrey Gunatilleke at the OPA a few decades ago) Let me at the outset thank the Organisation of Professional Associations for inviting me to participate in this very important seminar. I consider it a great privilege and honour to do so, particularly...
by root | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today, the Marga emblem or logo is widely known and recognized in Sri Lanka and abroad by those engaged in the field of development studies. What is the story behind this logo? One can easily recognize the letter M in the lower part of the logo. But on closer...
by root | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Growth, Consumption and Life Styles Countries which have arrived at the VHHD condition are confronted with certain fundamental problems which they have not succeeded in solving. The most striking negative indicators are the following: high rates of youth unemployment;...
by root | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Structure and Quality of the Workforce Our discussion of the educational attainment of the population in the VHHD category takes us to the structure and quality of their workforce. One set of key indicators that define the VHHD condition are those related to the...
by root | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
Distribution of Income and Well-being Table 4 provides the data for income distribution and inequality for the VHHD countries and the comparative data for Sri Lanka. The data for the Gini index (ratio) which are given in World Bank’s tables on World Development...
by root | Jan 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the time Marga Institute was set up, it was the first of its kind in the country and probably the first in the region of South Asia. We wish to cover in our story the conceptualization of Marga, the early influences, and its progress from the gestation period to...
by root | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
3. Some Fundamentals of Very High Human Development At the very outset, it has to be acknowledged that the 49 countries in the VHHD category present a very wide variety and diversity of VHHD conditions. The paths that they have taken to arrive at the VHHD condition...
by root | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
2. Per Capita incomes of Sri Lanka in 2025 and 2035 Sri Lanka’s Human Development Index and global ranking would be a good starting point for our exercise. Let us assume that the Sri Lankan economy would be able to sustain an average rate of growth of 6.5 % in real...
by root | Jan 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Godfrey Gunatilleke Introduction The main purpose of this paper is to examine Sri Lanka’s long-term prospects for human development over the next two decades. The sources of data used for this exercise are those made available in the Human Development Report...
by root | Jan 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
What is this Marga Institute? This was a question that most people asked when Marga was first established and became known to the public in 1972. What exactly was its raison d’etre – its mission and purpose. People were not easily able to give it a label and put it...
