SO Sovannarith
Former Research Fellow
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The Asian financial crisis induced a decline in overall economic growth and a surge in unemployment in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. The downturn in the Thai economy has had an adverse impact on thousands of migrant workers, who had been able to take advantage of job opportunities during Thailand’s economic boom. An estimated 82,000 Cam...
This working paper situates the findings of the UNICEF/CASD case study in the context of CDRI Working Paper No. 4, which is a comparative analysis of the joint Cambodia Development Resource Institute/Ministry of Rural Development research project entitled Learning from Rural Development Programmes in Cambodia. The analysis of that Working Paper,...
This working paper discusses the implication of regional economic integration for Cambodia’s sustainable development. The ultimate goal of economic integration is reconstruction and development in Cambodia, but the links between ASEAN/AFTA and Cambodia’s longterm sustainable development have been paid relatively little attention. What is the na...
This working paper presents a comparative analysis of six rural development programmes in Cambodia, jointly studied by the Ministry of Rural Development and the Cambodia Development Resource Institute. The study explores how benefits are distributed, the extent of community ownership, sustainability of interventions, and the influence of organisati...