The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia
The author studies the long-term impact of genocide during the period of the Khmer Rouge (1975-79) in Cambodia and contributes to the literature on the economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia Demographic a...
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okr-10986-142002021-04-23T14:03:21Z The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia de Walque, Damien ADOLESCENCE ADULT MORTALITY ADULTS AGE GROUPS AGED BIRTHS CENSUS CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CITIES DEATHS DEMOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTING DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASES EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC STATUS FAMILIES FERTILITY GENDER GIRLS HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA INFANT MORTALITY INJURY LIVING CONDITIONS MALES MANAGERS MATERNAL MORTALITY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATIONS MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NUTRITION POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION COMPOSITION POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION SIZE POPULATION STRUCTURE POPULATION STUDIES POPULATION TRANSFERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROFESSIONS REFUGEES SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SIBLINGS STUNTING URBAN POPULATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN The author studies the long-term impact of genocide during the period of the Khmer Rouge (1975-79) in Cambodia and contributes to the literature on the economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey in 2000, he shows that excess mortality was extremely high and heavily concentrated during 1974-80. Adult males had been the most likely to die, indicating that violent death played a major role. Individuals with an urban or educated background were more likely to die. Infant mortality was also at very high levels during the period, and disability rates from landmines or other weapons were high for males who, given their birth cohort, were exposed to this risk. The very high and selective mortality had a major impact on the population structure of Cambodia. Fertility and marriage rates were very low under the Khmer Rouge but rebounded immediately after the regime's collapse. Because of the shortage of eligible males, the age and education differences between partners tended to decline. The period had a lasting impact on the educational attainment of the population. The education system collapsed during the period, so individuals-especially males-who were of schooling age during this interval had a lower educational attainment than the preceding and subsequent birth cohorts. 2013-06-26T16:25:28Z 2013-06-26T16:25:28Z 2004-11 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5498271/long-term-legacy-khmer-rouge-period-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14200 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3446 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Cambodia |
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ADOLESCENCE ADULT MORTALITY ADULTS AGE GROUPS AGED BIRTHS CENSUS CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CITIES DEATHS DEMOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTING DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASES EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC STATUS FAMILIES FERTILITY GENDER GIRLS HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA INFANT MORTALITY INJURY LIVING CONDITIONS MALES MANAGERS MATERNAL MORTALITY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATIONS MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NUTRITION POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION COMPOSITION POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION SIZE POPULATION STRUCTURE POPULATION STUDIES POPULATION TRANSFERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROFESSIONS REFUGEES SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SIBLINGS STUNTING URBAN POPULATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ADOLESCENCE ADULT MORTALITY ADULTS AGE GROUPS AGED BIRTHS CENSUS CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDHOOD CITIES DEATHS DEMOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTING DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISEASES EARLY CHILDHOOD ECONOMIC STATUS FAMILIES FERTILITY GENDER GIRLS HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA INFANT MORTALITY INJURY LIVING CONDITIONS MALES MANAGERS MATERNAL MORTALITY MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATIONS MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MORTALITY RATES MOTHERS NUTRITION POPULATION CHANGE POPULATION COMPOSITION POPULATION ESTIMATES POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION SIZE POPULATION STRUCTURE POPULATION STUDIES POPULATION TRANSFERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROFESSIONS REFUGEES SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SIBLINGS STUNTING URBAN POPULATION VICTIMS VIOLENCE YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG CHILDREN de Walque, Damien The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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The author studies the long-term impact
of genocide during the period of the Khmer Rouge (1975-79)
in Cambodia and contributes to the literature on the
economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for
siblings from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey in
2000, he shows that excess mortality was extremely high and
heavily concentrated during 1974-80. Adult males had been
the most likely to die, indicating that violent death played
a major role. Individuals with an urban or educated
background were more likely to die. Infant mortality was
also at very high levels during the period, and disability
rates from landmines or other weapons were high for males
who, given their birth cohort, were exposed to this risk.
The very high and selective mortality had a major impact on
the population structure of Cambodia. Fertility and marriage
rates were very low under the Khmer Rouge but rebounded
immediately after the regime's collapse. Because of the
shortage of eligible males, the age and education
differences between partners tended to decline. The period
had a lasting impact on the educational attainment of the
population. The education system collapsed during the
period, so individuals-especially males-who were of
schooling age during this interval had a lower educational
attainment than the preceding and subsequent birth cohorts. |
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de Walque, Damien |
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de Walque, Damien |
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de Walque, Damien |
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The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia |
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long-term legacy of the khmer rouge period in cambodia |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5498271/long-term-legacy-khmer-rouge-period-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14200 |
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