Perceptions of Livelihood Services Delivery

A study of fisher livelihood services in the post-war North and East of Sri Lanka reveals mixed experiences and perceptions of government service delivery. Service delivery constraints arising from limitations in human and financial resources as well as problems of politicisation and inadequate consideration of how the war affected people’s abilities to access services are important factors in shaping these experiences and perceptions. However, beyond these factors persists a conflicted sense of national belonging and identity that looms over and shapes perceptions of livelihood services.