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    Credit-based participatory poverty alleviation strategies in Sri Lanka: what have we learned
    (Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, 1997-10) Gunatilaka, Ramani
    The principal objective of this EXECUTIVE SUMMARY study is to evaluate some of the key credit-based, participatory poverty alleviation strategies implemented by both the government and NGOs in Sri Lanka. Important questions raised are the extent to which social mobilisation efforts have succeeded in empowering the poor, and how successful have credit programmes been in reducing the vulnerability of poor households and in providing capital for microenterprise development. Project management issues such as the capacity to monitor, evaluate and assess programme impact, and the extent to which programmes are integrated and coordinated, are also looked at. The study aims to highlight the best practices that have the potential for replication, and where results have fallen short of expectations, has tried to identify the causes and suggest modifications to programme design that may help in achieving success in the future.