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The garment industry in developing countries suffered huge disruptions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and social consequences that continue today. In addition to the direct effect of lockdowns, which decreased exports, the industry was severely impacted by its reliance on global imports of fabrics, raw materials and accessories. Although recovery is well underway, some businesses have closed, and most households have suffered significant financial and social harm. Effects on mental health have also been considerable. Some of […]

This Book Brief is a compilation of findings from studies in the LIBROS-Cambodia Project. It provides overall pictures of the primary-level book supply chain situation in Cambodia and Track and Trace (TnT) system, which is now the Core Textbook Supply Management System in Cambodia.

As it looks to meet its development goals, the Cambodian government can develop a holistic road map informed by lessons learned from success stories in advanced industrial economies. Nobel Memorial Prize winner Gary Becker theorized that investing in human capital through education and training is central to the socioeconomic development of all countries. His ideas became hugely influential, and many nations have since poured a great deal of resources into the sector. Cambodia needs to follow suit. As things stand, it faces […]

Table of Contents1. Development Inclusiveness, Sustainability and Governance in Cambodia: Trends, Issues and Challenges2. Cambodia and the Region3. Pro-poorness of Growth, Healthcare and Education in Cambodia: An Assessment4. Complementary Feeding Communication Campaign on Child Nutrition: An Assessment of its Influence on Child Feeding Practices5. The Inclusiveness of Public Spending on Education in Cambodia: Benefit Incidence Analysis6. Policy Priorities for Raising Rice Yield and Output in Cambodia7. Cambodia’s Fertiliser Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities8. The Impact of Agricultural Extension Services on […]

PrefaceThe reputation of CDRI, Cambodia’s leading independent development policy research institute, stands or falls on the quality and relevance of its research—its design, implementation, analysis, presentation and communication. I am pleased to introduce this new publication Research Project Development and Management—A Handbook, which has been developed as part of our ongoing commitment to building the knowledge, skills and professionalism of Cambodian researchers in undertaking policy relevant research on development issues. We are fortunate at CDRI that we attract some of […]

Summary Landholding size and the gender of the household head tend to be a good predictors of labour, assets, and income, and provide a good indication of a household’s potential capacity to benefit from land titling programs. We therefore predict that households with larger landholdings are in a more favourable position to benefit from LMAP’s systematic land titling projects than smaller landholdings. At the same time, male- headed households also tend to be in a more favourable position to benefit from […]

1. IntroductionThe Ministry of Land Management, Urban Construction and Planning (MLMUPC) is implementing a land management and administration project (LMAP) with support from international donors in order to strengthen land tenure security and land administration systems in Cambodia. Among other activities, LMAP is undertaking a systematic land-titling programme in which 1 million titles will be issued during the first phase (2002–07). During this phase, LMAP is issuing land titles in the urban and peri-urban areas of Phnom Penh municipality and […]

ForewordCDRI is pleased to present the report of the Moving Out of Poverty Study (MOPS), a major study conducted in partnership with the World Bank. MOPS is the first longitudinal, contextual, mixed-methods study on poverty dynamics conducted in Cambodia. The CDRI-World Bank Cambodia study was designed and commissioned initially as part of the World Bank’s global Moving Out of Poverty Study. The scope and methodology were fine tuned to better reflect Cambodian needs and development circumstances. The study provides an innovative […]

Executive SummaryThe Participatory Poverty Assessment of the Tonle Sap (PPA) has been undertaken by CDRI in collaboration with the National Institute of Statistics (NIS) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The study employed qualitative research methods covering 24 villages in the six provinces around the Tonle Sap Lake. The main objective of the study has been to provide policy makers, donors, and civil society with a deeper understanding of (1) the relationship between poor people’s livelihood strategies and their use […]