Poverty in Cambodia is one of the highest in Asia. Despite the country’s very impressive GDP growth in the last decade or so, poverty remains pervasive specifically in the rural areas. The food and economic crises along with the idiosyncratic shocks of the recent years put the plight of the poor and near-poor at even greater risk. The Poverty Dynamics Study (PDS), as a longitudinal monitoring exercise, helps shed light on the extent, determinants, and nuances of the face of […]

Although country contextual differences and pre-conditions must be carefully considered when attempting to replicate economic growth and poverty reduction models, Cambodia could consider experiences of some Asian countries like China, India, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam to further improve its poverty reduction strategies and implementation. Cambodia could also utilise foreign assistance and international cooperation by redirecting resources to support activities which have the highest possible effects on poverty alleviation.In the case of China’s development experience, Cambodia can learn from its […]

This paper calculates basic consumer price indices for Cambodia for 1993-2009, using data gathered in provincial markets, using the Phnom Penh Consumer Price Index base periods of 1994, 2000 and 2006 of the Cambodian National Institute of Statistics (NIS). The key output of the paper is a National Basic Consumer Price Index for Cambodia.The paper began as a review of the basic price indices calculated by CDRI using consumer price data collected since 1993 for 12 provincial urban and rural […]