Abstract:
There are various reasons that are responsible for the poverty and a person is said to be poor when he is not able to afford the basic necessities of the life. The lack of inability to have a sustainable standard of living causes poverty and the concept of urban poverty has also increased as there is a lot of poverty that is being seen in the urban areas as well. The impact of rise in the food prices in the country there by has a huge impact on the urban poor and because of the regular food inflation, the poor tends to become poorer. In this research, exploring the reasons behind the food price inflation and how do they affect the urban poor of Sri Lanka will be discussed and analyzed. The comparison of the inflation among different countries as well as of the last years has also been done in order to draw better results and conclusion about the current impact of it. The main objective of the research is to analyze the reasons and outcomes in an effective and efficient manner in order to get a better understanding regarding the subject matter.
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