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 […]

The study examines the characteristics, root causes, and challenges of irregular migration from Cambodia and then discusses the regulatory approaches and policy options to manage it. It employed mixed approaches, including a survey of 507 households in six high-migration villages, focus group discussions with returned and intending migrant workers, and in-depth interviews with government officers, migration experts, and local community chiefs.Irregular migration has been the most popular form among Cambodian workers seeking jobs abroad. This method is widely regarded as […]

Addressing gender issues is essential in promoting and advancing the role and economic, social, political, legal and cultural status of women. The need to address this concern has been increasingly acknowledged by the government of Cambodia since it would help to improve and sustain not only family economy but also national development and economic growth (UN Women 1995) (RGC 2010). In its third five-year strategic plan, Neary Rattanak III, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) sought to ensure gender-responsive national […]

Decentralisation has been pursued as a mechanism to strengthen local democracy and enhance service delivery within local government. There are high expectations that its promises can be realised through local citizens’ engagement in local decision-making processes that deal specifically with issues of local importance. Instituting local-level participatory processes empowers citizens and communities to voice their opinions on local issues, demand responses from local governments, and hold local authorities accountable for the decisions they make. Through devolution of power and resources […]

Gender issues have become a part of mainstream Cambodian politics over the last decade, and gender-neutral electoral systems have been developed in cooperation between donors and government. Female representation has been achieved primarily through direct and indirect elections at different levels. And although Cambodia is a male-dominated culture in a patrimonial society, attention has turned to attracting female voters, and the strategic importance of female leaders and role models is being slowly realised. Predictably, driven by popular demand, gender issues have become a part of mainstream […]

In late 2011 the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) was commissioned by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) to produce a Cambodia country background paper for the ASEAN 2030: Growing Together for Economic Prosperity—The Challenges study. The study, conducted in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat and the ADB’s South-East Asia Department, was part of a wider study on the transformation brought about by the emergence of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), China and India as major global economic […]