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Heterogeneity and Female-Headed Households in Sri Lanka: Vulnerability and Resilience in a Transitional Development Society

Adikaram Boyagoda, Adikaram Mudiyanselage Kumudika Suramya (University of Waikato, 2014)

Since the 1970s, female-headed households (FHHs) in developing countries have often been used in development literature as a proxy for poverty and vulnerability. In reality the profile of women-headed households is diverse; ...