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    India has grown strongly since the economic reforms of the early 1990s, with growth averaging around 7 percent during 1993-2010. After growing at an average rate of 6¼ percent during 1993-2004, growth accelerated to 8½ percent during 2004-10. High rates of economic growth have been more broadly shared than ever before across the Indian states during this latter period—many poor states grew at double-digit rates. This rapid economic growth has contributed to a substantial reduction in poverty. The poverty headcount rate, measured using the national poverty line, declined by 1.5 percentage points per year in 2004-10, double the rate of the preceding decade. More recent data suggests that between 2004/05 to 2011/12, poverty declined by 2.2 percentage points per year, which is about three times the pace of the poverty reduction of the preceding decade. Yet India continues to have the largest number of poor (approximately 300 million) in the world, and nearly half of the poor are concentrated in five states.

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    India has grown strongly since the economic reforms of the early 1990s, with growth averaging around 7 percent during 1993-2010. After growing at an average rate of 6¼ percent during 1993-2004, growth accelerated to 8½ percent during 2004-10. High rates of economic growth have been more broadly shared than ever before across the Indian states during this latter period—many poor states grew at double-digit rates. This rapid economic growth has contributed to a substantial reduction in poverty. The poverty headcount rate, measured using the national poverty line, declined by 1.5 percentage points per year in 2004-10, double the rate of the preceding decade. More recent data suggests that between 2004/05 to 2011/12, poverty declined by 2.2 percentage points per year, which is about three times the pace of the poverty reduction of the preceding decade. Yet India continues to have the largest number of poor (approximately 300 million) in the world, and nearly half of the poor are concentrated in five states.

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    Promoting the First Generation Women Entrepreneurs in Sri

    Lanka: A lesson from India


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    Bhagaban Das ' and AM Inun J any a"

    ABSTRACT. The women entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka were victims of war. They did
    not become entrepreneurs out of choice; they became entrepreneurs as a result of war, in
    their pursuit of supporting themselves and their families. Majority of them were in
    business for the first time as they lost their husbands and/or children to the war and saw
    business as a means to end and their success in the venture is making a balance between
    family and work. These women were educated with a minimum level education and
    were involved in businesses such as livestock farming, services and craft/textile which
    did not require a high capital outlay and expert skills and knowledge of the business.
    While the international attention has somewhat shifted elsewhere, the
    international community are still trying to play a constructive role in building up a post
    war Sri Lanka. What is more difficult to know- is what strategies (long and short term)
    exists for development in Sri Lanka? How will the civilians more particularly women
    start a new life after the camps and how will they become self-sufficient? In this context
    the present paper entitled "Promoting the First Generation Women Entrepreneurs in Sri
    Lanka: A lesson from India" is a modest attempt to unearth the problems and prospects
    of women entrepreneurs in retail trade. By taking a sample of 281 women and 161 men
    retail-traders from India, the results confirm the fact that, though women retail-traders
    face a lot of problems in transacting their business, still there exists a better scope for
    growth.
    The findings of this research are important for several reasons. The women
    entrepreneurs of the Sri Lanka, like anywhere in the world are powerful driving force
    for the economic development of the country. The findings of the study will certainly
    pave the way for the upliftment of socio-economic status of first generation women
    entrepreneurs in war-torn areas of Sri Lanka.
    Key Words: Retailing, Tribal Women and Markets.

    * To whom correspondence should be addressed: Mwgaban_tm@yahoo.co.in


    Sr. Reader in the Department of Business Management. Fakir Mohan University. Balasore. Orissa. India756019
    Department of Accountancy and Finance. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Oluvil. Sri Lanka.
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