Pro-Poor Tourism in the Greater Mekong Subregion

This study of pro-poor tourism in five countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region emphasizes how tourism has become, or continues to be, a significant driver of economic growth and development in all the participating countries—Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Yunnan province of China. At the same time, the governments of the less developed of...

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Accelerating Poverty Reduction

From Aid Dependency to Shared Prosperity: Managing Cambodia’s Oil and Gas Resources

Cambodia: A Macro View from 2007 to the Medium Term–Key Indicators for Growth, Development and Shared Prosperity

Cambodia’s Macro Outlook, Accelerating Poverty Reduction, Managing Oil and Gas Resources—the 2007 Cambodia Outlook Conference

Where Decentralisation Meets Democracy: Civil Society, Local Government, and Accountability in Cambodia

This working paper explores the intersection of decentralisation and democratic development in Cambodia, focusing on the role of community-based organisations (CBOs) in enhancing local government accountability. Drawing on field research in five communes, the study examines three types of CBOs—School Support Committees (SSCs), Forestry Communities...

“We Are Living with Worry All the Time” A Participatory Poverty Assessment of the Tonle Sap

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...

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The Economic Impact Analysis of Border Fees on Maize Production in Western Cambodia