Cambodia - Sharing growth : Equity and Development in Cambodia, Equity Report 2007

Cambodia - Sharing growth : Equity and Development in Cambodia, Equity Report 2007

Cambodia's changing distribution of income-related outcomes is consistent with the process of transition from a planned to an open market economy, and the accompanying growth of incomes. This transformation has promoted better resource realloc...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE ANTENATAL CARE BASIC EDUCATION CARE DURING PREGNANCY CHILD CARE CHILD SURVIVAL CIVIL WAR CONCENTRATION OF LAND CONFLICT CONSUMER GOODS CROP YIELDS DEBT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISABILITIES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING WATER DROPOUT ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FAMILIES FARM EMPLOYMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GDP GENDER EQUITY GENDER GAPS GINI COEFFICIENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILLNESS INCOME INEQUALITY MEASURES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION IRRIGATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND OWNERSHIP LAND TENURE LAND TITLES LAND TITLING LITERACY RATES MALNUTRITION MARKET ECONOMY MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOTHER OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PACIFIC REGION PARTICIPATION IN DECISION PARTICIPATORY POVERTY ASSESSMENT PEACE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POOR POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR GAP POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DISTRIBUTION POSITIVE EFFECTS POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING REMOTE VILLAGES REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE RESPECT RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INEQUALITY RURAL LIVING STANDARDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL ROADS SANITATION SCALE EFFECT SCHOOL ENROLMENT SCHOOLING SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE UTILIZATION SMALL FARMS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION SUBSISTENCE TOTAL POVERTY TOTAL POVERTY LINE TUBERCULOSIS UNFPA URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN POPULATIONS USER FEES VACCINATION WAGES WAR WEALTH WEALTH GROUPS WTO
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7712028/cambodia-sharing-growth-equity-development-cambodia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7722

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Summary:	Cambodia's changing distribution of income-related outcomes is consistent with the process of transition from a planned to an open market economy, and the accompanying growth of incomes. This transformation has promoted better resource reallocation, expanded the spectrum of gainful activities, and widened the distribution of earnings. Aided by robust economic growth and improved capacity for implementing public policies, Cambodia has seen most other welfare outcomes (notably health and education indicators) become more equal over time. While a radical shift of development strategy is not necessary, improvements in public spending and selected interventions can further promote equality of opportunity, and public policies can promote an expansion of private investment opportunities. The findings of the report point to the following sets of government actions: (i) continuing economic reform to promote investments and sustain growth; (ii) protecting land tenure through systemic titling, and addressing landlessness related poverty through various measures (e.g., social land concessions; non-farm employment); (iii) building upon progress to date with further improvements in the quantity, quality and affordability of schooling and healthcare; and underpinning service delivery reforms with stronger and more responsive state institutions through continued reforms of public financial management and merit-based civil service pay.