Cambodia : Rural Sector Strategy Note, Towards a Strategy for Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction

Recovering from three decades of conflict, over this last decade, Cambodia has undergone dramatic economic, political, and social transitions. Cambodia experienced rapid institutional changes as it restored peace, moved from a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy, and moved from isolation...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Rural Development Assessment
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AGRICULTURE ANALYTICAL WORK ANIMAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT STUDY BASIC SERVICES BUDGET CONSTRAINTS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT COMMON PROPERTY COMPETITIVENESS CONSULTATION PROCESS CROPS DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT CO-OPERATION DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DONOR COMMUNITY DONOR POLICY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SECTORS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXPORTS FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL TRANSFERS FISH FISHERIES FOOD SECURITY FOREST MANAGEMENT FOREST PRODUCTS FORESTRY GDP GDP PER CAPITA GENDER GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPROVED ACCESS INCOME GENERATION INCOMES INFLATION INFORMAL ACTIVITIES INPUT MARKETS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES INTEGRATION JOB MARKET LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR MARKET LAND POLICY LIVELIHOODS LIVESTOCK LOCAL CONDITIONS LOCAL LEVELS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MANUFACTURING SECTOR MARKET PRICES MARKETING MARKETING INFRASTRUCTURE MINES NATIONAL ELECTIONS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NGOS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PACIFIC REGION POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIALOGUE POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION GOALS PRIORITY ACTIONS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCERS PRODUCTION INPUTS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR REAL TERMS REAL WAGES REDUCING POVERTY RESEARCH INSTITUTES RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL EMPLOYMENT RURAL FINANCE RURAL GROWTH RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION SAFETY NET SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABILITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSPORT URBAN AREAS WATER RESOURCES WATER SUPPLY WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YOUNG PEOPLE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6105677/cambodia-rural-sector-strategy-note-towards-strategy-rural-growth-poverty-reduction http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8655

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Summary:	Recovering from three decades of conflict, over this last decade, Cambodia has undergone dramatic economic, political, and social transitions. Cambodia experienced rapid institutional changes as it restored peace, moved from a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy, and moved from isolation to regional and global integration. Cambodia has achieved political and macroeconomic stability, and has initiated key structural reforms. Nevertheless, Cambodia's economy remains vulnerable, and economic growth has not translated into widespread poverty reduction. With a GDP per capita of US$280, and social indicators showing little progress since the 1960s, Cambodia remains one of the poorest countries in the world. The legacies of war - the losses in physical and social capital, depleted human capital, and the remaining land mines - will continue to challenge the country's overall development in the short, and medium terms. In addition, the country's small and open economy is faced with the challenge of establishing institutions and infrastructure that will allow it to realize the benefits, and mitigate the risks of regional and global integration, in an increasingly competitive regional environment. To a great extent, progress will depend on achievements in rural areas. The purpose of this Note is to provide a broad framework to explore options for Cambodia's future directions for rural development with the government, donors and other development partners. The Note provides a profile of existing conditions in the rural sector, and highlights areas for priority attention to achieve broad-based and healthy growth rates, sufficient to enable the rural sector to continue contributing significantly to rural and non-rural incomes and employment. The note is organized in three main parts. Part I provides an overview of the performance of Cambodia's rural economy. Part II reviews the key issues affecting the rural sector, and proposes elements of a pro-poor agriculture and rural development strategy. Part III discusses cross-cutting issues affecting the delivery of results, as well as proposals for follow-on activities to this Note.

Cambodia : Rural Sector Strategy Note, Towards a Strategy for Rural Growth and Poverty Reduction

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