Costs and Benefits of Cross-border Labour Migration in the GMS: Cambodia Country Study

Most Cambodian migrants travel by illegal or informal routes, mainly to Thailand, as the legal option is costly and inconvenient. Government agencies face a huge challenge in managing this growing labour migration. Since the creation of productive jobs does not keep pace with the number of new entrants to the labour force, the pressure to emigrate...

Agricultural Trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: The Case of Cassava and Rubber in Cambodia

Cambodia’s agricultural sector accounted for 27 percent of GDP in 2007 and employed about 56 percent of the total labour force, especially the poor. Aware of the importance of agricultural trade for economic growth and poverty reduction, the government’s approach has been to enhance agricultural exports while developing the sector. This study exami...

Leadership in Local Politics of Cambodia: A Study of Leaders in Three Communes of Three Provinces

Using the state-society gap as its assumption and point of departure, the study seeks to identify different kinds of local leaders (including women leaders) and their associated characteristics and elements of legitimacy in order to see whether and how they can help bridge this gap, in the midst of the decentralisation and deconcentration refor...

Economy watch

Informal Risk Management/Safety Net Practices: Experiences of Poor and Vulnerable Workers and Households

Rapid Assessment of Impacts of Global Economic Crisis on Cambodian Households: Effects and Coping Strategies

The Impact of the Global Financial and Economic Crisis on the Poor and Vulnerable in Cambodia

Economy watch

Managing Through the Crisis –Strengthening Key Sectors for Cambodia’s Future Growth, Development and Poverty Reduction: Real Estate, Property and Cons...

Managing Through the Crisis— Strengthening Key Sectors for Cambodia’s Future Growth, Development and Poverty Reduction: Infrastructure and Energy to S...