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by Dr. D. Chandraratna National Institute of Social Development, Colombo

It is not reasonable to expect poor economies such as Sri Lanka to be as robust as the developed economies in the West in this regard because the national pie is itself insufficient to deliver the basics to all groups of people at the required international standards. However we must be proud that up till recently we were classed as the country in the Asian region with the best report card on this subject for we did have good health, high quality education accessible to all, and the basic nutritional standards.
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