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  • The regional expansion of vintage motor cars imported to Sri Lanka in the latter part of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century 
    Wijesuriya, D. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    The latter part of the19th century could be considered as the beginning of considerable changes, taken place within Sri Lankan history. An import export economy came into being where the then economy which was mainly based ...
  • Ajanta and Sigiriya: A comparative study into mural paintings 
    Manatunga, A. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Ajanta paintings have often been compared with that of Sigiriya in Sri Lanka. The contemporariness of both paintings, their elegance, excellent preservation and some stylistic similarities are the factors behind this ...
  • The Changing Terms of Trade in the Small Farming Sector in Sri Lanka: Special Reference to Paddy and Vegetable Cultivation 
    Henegedara, G.M. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Decline farm output prices relative to the prices of farm inputs and consumer food items become a core factor of the dropping farm income of small farmers in Sri Lanka, particularly in paddy and vegetable cultivation. ...
  • A Study of Modern Trends in Traditional Farming Methods of Paddy Cultivation 
    Kumari, J.A.P. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Rice is main food as well as paddy cultivation is the major agriculture cultivation in Sri Lanka. Currently, around 807,763 hectares of land cultivated in Sri Lanka for paddy, 64% is cultivated in Maha season while 35% is ...
  • Women Entrepreneurship in Post conflict Societies: Reference to Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka 
    Gamage, B.N. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    The main purpose of this research is to contribute knowledge about women entrepreneurs in war ridden areas with special focus on North-East province. This research intends to analyze women entrepreneurs‟ business orientation, ...
  • Impact of Socio-economic Changes on Demographic Transition in Sri Lanka 
    Anulawathie Menike, H.R. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    There is a reciprocal relationship between population growth and economic development. Although many socio-economic indicators affected to change the population growth rate, the health and education indicators have observed ...
  • Poverty Reduction in Sri Lanka: Targeting Evidence of Mistargeting in Samurdihi Programme 
    Nadeeka Damayanthi, M.K. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    The SamurdhiPrograme has been implementing as a major poverty alleviation programme of the government of Sri Lanka since 1995. This paper examines why targeting errors occur in safety-net and livelihood development components ...
  • Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Assessing the Evidence from Sri Lanka 
    Dissanayaka, D.M.A. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    This study attempts to shed light into the empirical relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Sri Lanka (1981-2012) employing the vector error – correction model estimation (VECM). The vector specification ...
  • Economic value of water functioning system of paddy field in Sri Lanka 
    Nishantha, B.M.N.; Mahindha, G.M.; Semasinghe, W.M.; Kularathne, M.G. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Paddy farming in Sri Lanka can be divided in to tree schemes according to the source of water availability for farming. In addition scale of cultivation depends on the schemes. Naturally paddy field acts as a multifunctional ...
  • Sun Tzu in Modern Warfare: A Context of Sri Lanka 
    Gunasekara, S.R.S.N. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Sun Tzu (770 – 476 BC) was a war commander committed to raise the strength of King Helü of the Wu State in ancient China. His work, Art of War (Sun Tzu Ping Fa), has been commended by many modern military and strategic ...
  • Good Governance & Local Government in Sri Lanka 
    Mudalige, P. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    This paper concerned good governance & local government in Sri Lanka.Local government is the part of the government which deals mainly local affairs, administered by authorities subordinate to the state government but ...
  • Relevance of neorealist analysis of foreign policy challenges of a small state with special reference to Sri Lanka’s ethnic crisis 
    Gunasena, J.T.S. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    The neorealist explanation of systemic influences on foreign policy behavior of a country is argued out to be more relevant in case of a small state‟s responses towards external world in international relations theory. But ...
  • Neorealism versus two level games theory in explaining Sri Lanka’s foreign policy towards the external compulsions 
    Gunasena, J.T.S. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    The enduring debate over the structural and domestic political explanation of international relations has created the motivation for this paper. The main objective of this paper is to provide a theoretical explanation to ...
  • Potentials and Problems of Using Religious Places for Urban Recreational Needs : a Case Study Related to Kelaniya Buddhist Temple – Western Province, Sri Lanka 
    Senarathna, S.P.D.R. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    A recreational activity can be defined as an activity undertaken for the pleasure, leisure or satisfaction. In highly urbanized area availability of recreational spaces are important specially because of the high population ...
  • Poverty impacts of agricultural trade liberalisation in Sri Lanka: A CGE analysis 
    Ranathunga, S.; Strutt, A. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Opponents of free trade believe that more open trade exacerbates poverty in developing economies, particularly in agriculture. In contrast, advocates of trade liberalization often argue that economy-wide gains from trade ...
  • Study on Human Ecological Process Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Dengue Epidemic; a Case Study on Colombo District 
    Rathnasekara, S.R.L.S. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Dengue epidemic that outbreaks in all over the world create a huge burden on those countries in relation to their population, health systems, and economies. The dengue virus was reported and serologically confirmed in Sri ...
  • Alternative Approach For Designing Curricula in General Degree Study Programs: A Lesson From Sri Lanka 
    Dharmasiri, L.M., (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Curriculum Development (CD) is an vital requirement for updating available or newly designed curricular and is an process of improving the curriculum. Several approaches has been used in developing a curricula in the field ...
  • The Monks and their trading activities in Ancient Sri Lanka From 3rd B.C.E. to the 5th C.E. 
    Gunwardhana, N.S. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    It is a well-known fact that unlike Brāhmaṇism, Buddhism looked favourably upon trade activities. As revealed by epigraphic and literary evidences, the earliest donors and important patrons of the Buddhist establishment ...
  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Christian Community in Sri Lanka with Special reference to Puttlam District 
    Fernando, W.V.N. (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    Religion has been considered as a “phenomenon which has an unprecedented potentiality in transforming strongly the human thinking, history and the civilization.” Religion, which can be identified as a menti fact (Haggett, ...
  • Historical importance of Natha Devalaya in kandy 
    Dilhani, A., (Reviewing International Encounters 2015, Research Center for Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015)
    NathaDavalaya is situated in Kandy or senkadagala, the capital city of the last Sinhalese kingdom in the central hills of Sri Lanka, surrounded by Mahaveli River from the south and west. NathaDevalaya could be identified ...

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