Dr KHIENG Sothy has been with CDRI since 2008. He is a co-editor of Cambodia Education 2015: Employment and Empowerment, for which he did research on the technical training and skills development challenges faced by Cambodia and policy options for overcoming them. His wide-ranging research experience includes public health, cross-border trade, social enterprise, and tertiary and vocational education. As a visiting research fellow at Griffith University, Australia, Sothy published peer-reviewed articles in VOLUNTAS and Journal of Social Entrepreneurship. He has a PhD in Organization Sciences from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, and an MA in International Development Studies from Ohio University, USA, under the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Email: sothykhieng@cdri.org.kh
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Cambodia Development Review – September 2009
CDR Volume 13 Issue 3, September 2009 English and Khmer In this issue: Vulnerable Workers Survey in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kompong Speu, Siem Reap and Battambang; Rapid Assessment of Impacts of Global Economic Crisis on Cambodian Households: Effects and Coping Strategies; Informal Risk Management/Safety Net Practices: Experiences of Poor and ...
Author: HEM Metta, Hossein Jalilian, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Phann Dalis, PON Dorina, SAING Chan Hang, PhD, So Sovannarith, Theng Vuthy, Tong Kimsun - September , 2009
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ADR 5: Annual Development Review 2009-10
Khmer (a summary), 124 pp. Mar 2010 (Download) English, 294 pp. Mar 2010 (Download)
Author: Glenda Reyes, HEM Metta, Hem Socheth, Hossein Jalilian, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Kim Sedara, Lun Pide, Net Neath, Ou Sivhuoch, Phann Dalis, PON Dorina, Roger HAY, Ros Bandeth, SAING Chan Hang, PhD, SENG Bundeth, So Sovannarith, Sok Sethea, Tong Kimsun - March , 2010
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Cambodia Development Review – March 2010
CDR Volume 14 Issue 1, March 2010 English & Khmer In this issue: Liquidity and Credit Squeeze: Impact of th ...
Author: Glenda Reyes, Hossein Jalilian, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Lun Pide, Ou Sivhuoch, OUCH Chandarany, Tong Kimsun - March , 2010
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ADR 6: Annual Development Review 2010-11
Khmer (a summary), 166 pp. Mar 2011 (Download) English, 266 pp. Mar 2011 (Download)
Author: CHEM Phalla, PhD (wrm), M.Eng (hydro), CHHIM Chhun, Gove Kimhong, Heng Seiha, HING Vutha, LL.M, M.A, Kem Sothorn, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, KHIEV Pirom, Kruy Virak, Lun Pide, Ly Tem, Net Neath, OUCH Chandarany, PAGAIYA Nonglak, Pak Kimchoeun, Phann Dalis, SAING Chan Hang, PhD, SENG Bundeth, Sok Sethea, Someth Paradis, Thon Vimealea, Tong Kimsun - March , 2011
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ADR 7: Annual Development Review 2011-12
Khmer (a summary), 156 pp. Feb 2012 (Download) English, 186 pp. Feb 2012 (Download) CDRI’s 2011-12 Annual Development Review is published to coincide with the 2012 Cambodia Outlook Conference, a partnership of CDRI, Cambodia’s leading independent development policy research institute, and ANZ Royal Bank. The 2012 conf ...
Author: CHHIM Chhun, Chhuon Nareth, Em Sorany, HING Vutha, LL.M, M.A, Huon Chantrea, Joakim Ojendal, Keo Socheat, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Kim Sedara, Kim Sour, Koy Ra, Larry Strange, Lun Pide, Nang Phirun, Net Neath, Ros Bansok, ROTH Vathana, SAING Chan Hang, PhD, Sok Sethea, Sum Sreymom - February , 2012
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WP 70: Baseline Survey for Socio-economic Impact Assessment: Greater Mekong Sub-region Transmission Project
CDRI Working Paper Series No. 70 English, 86 pp. Apr 2013 (Download)
Author: HING Vutha, LL.M, M.A, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, SAING Chan Hang, PhD - August , 2012
Education

Flagship Publication 2: Cambodia Education 2015 – Employment and Empowerment
FP 2 English, 260 pp. Mar 2015 Download
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), KHIENG Sothy, PhD, Srinivasa MADHUR - March , 2015
Education

Cambodia Education 2015
Full Authors: Dr Chhem Rethy, Dr Khieng Sothy and Dr Srinivasa Madhur Cambodia has achieved strong growth in the past two decades and the country is now on the verge of graduating to lower-middle-income status with a per capita income of about USD1000, a feat that neighbouring Vietnam realised in 2010 and Laos in 2011 (CDRI 2013; Madhur and Menon 2014). Building on this success, the government’s aspiration is for Cambodia to break through to the upper-middle-income range (with per capita ...
Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD - October , 2015
Education
The Political Economy of Primary Education Reform in Cambodia
Abstract
This paper examines the quality of primary education provision in Cambodia using a ‘political settlements’ framework developed at the University of Manchester. The framework characterises Cambodia as a ‘hybrid’ settlement with a weak dominant party and predatory administration, albeit with some islands of administrative effectiveness. Such states can achieve developmental progress in circumscribed areas with multi-stakeholder support, but more wide-ranging, top-down reform ...Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD - September , 2016
Education

Baseline Survey for Socio-Economic Impact Assessment: Greater Mekong Sub-Region Transmission Project
This research project is the first baseline socioeconomic survey conducted by CDRI for the Greater Mekong Subregion Transmission Project of the Asian Development Bank. It was designed to develop a set of comprehensive baseline demographic, social and economic as well as energy consumption indicators for the project. The tools for data collection were village and household surveys in 27 villages, 17 potential project beneficiaries (treatment group) and 10 non-beneficiaries (control group). Pr ...
Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD - December , 2016
Education

ASEAN 2030: Growing Together for Economic Prosperity – the Challenges Cambodia Background Paper
Despite its characterisation in international development literature as a “post-conflict, aid-dependent, least developed country”, over the past two decades Cambodia has experienced sustained peace and stability, high levels of growth and remarkable socio-economic development. This background paper analyses Cambodia’s current economic and development conditions, defines a positive scenario for the country in 2030 and identifies the factors that will determine whether this scenario can be ach ...
Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD - December , 2016
Education

Balancing Social and Entrepreneurial Values: NGOs Embracing Social Entrepreneurship
In their search to become more financially self-reliant development NGOs are experimenting with social entrepreneurship. Many are doing this to strengthen their financial situation, but social entrepreneurship can do much more and opens up new ways to help poor communities. However, NGOs embracing social entrepreneurship face risks of being diverted from their missions and excluding intended beneficiaries. Non-governmental development organizations are searching for new models to enable th ...
Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD - December , 2016
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Cambodia Development Review – December 2017
CDR Volume 21, Issue 4 Khmer & English In this issue: Cambodian Higher Education Diversity: Towards Differentiation or Homogeneity?; Contextualising the Dual Vocational Education and Training System: A Review of Approaches and Challenges; Economy Watch and CDRI Update.
Author: CHHEM Rethy, MD, PhD (edu), PhD (his), HENG Sambath, KHIENG Sothy, PhD, LENG Phirom, PhD, PON Dorina, SONG Sopheak, PhD, TEK Muy Tieng, VEN Seyhah, PhD - June , 2018
Education

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Cambodia: The Roles of Academic Institutions
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Author: KHIENG Sothy, PhD, LIM Seakleng, Sidney MASON - November , 2019