Cambodia: Enhancing Governance for Sustainable Development

Cambodia
Enhancing Governance for Sustainable Development

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ISBN: 971-561-315-2
Publication Date: October 2000
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This study, prepared by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute under the overall supervision of ADB, shows that the Cambodian Government's reform programs, if implemented on a full scale, would have a major positive impact on Cambodia's economy in the coming two decades. The coalition Government has made poverty-reducing economic development its first priority, and has made strong commitments to good governance, including sound macroeconomic and financial management; participatory, pro-poor policies; effective delivery of public services; and enforcement of contractual and property rights. 151 pages.

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Abbreviations, Foreword, Acknowledgments and Executive Summary [ PDF: 28kb | 8 pages ]

INTRODUCTION [ PDF: 26kb | 3 pages ]

A REVIEW OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REGIMES BEFORE 1993 [ PDF: 30kb | 5 pages ]

1953-1970: The Kingdom of Cambodia
1970-1975: The Khmer Republic
1975-1979: The Democratic Kampuchea
1979-1989: The People’s Republic of Kampuchea
1989-1993: The State of Cambodia and the UNTAC
1993-Present: The Kingdom of Cambodia

AN OVERVIEW OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE [ PDF: 120kb | 23 pages ]

Overall Structure of Governance Under The 1993 Constitution
Political System
Economic System
Education, Health, and Social Welfare
External Relations
Public Sector
  The Legislature
    National Assembly
    Senate
The Executive
    Overall Structure
    Civil Service
    Military and Security Forces
The Judiciary
    The Constitution
    The Constitutional Council
    Supreme Council of Magistracy
    The Court System
    The Prosecutors
    The Criminal Process
Civil Society
    Private Sector
    NGOs
Other Civil Society Organizations
    The Cambodian Bar
    Media

KEY ISSUES OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE [ PDF: 85kb | 16 pages ]

Cross-Cutting Structural Issues
  Low Salary Scale in the Public Sector
  Incomplete Separation of Powers in the Public Sector
  Land Disputes
  Limited Interface Between the Public Sector and Civil Society
Key Structural Issues for the Public Sector
  The Legislature
    Limited Role in the Legislative Process
    Shortage of Financial and Human Resources
The Executive
    Public Finance Management
    Public Administration - Civil and Military Services
The Judiciary
Key Structural Issues for Civil Society
  Private Sector
  NGOs
Key Structural Issues for the Media

CASE STUDIES IN REFORM: LESSONS IN GOVERNANCE [ PDF: 261kb | 51 pages ]

Public Finance Reforms
  Background
  Institutional Framework for Public Finance Reform
  Public Finance Reform Program
    Revenue-enhancing Measures
    Measures to Improve Expenditure Management
  Key Issues in Public Finance Reform
Public Administrative Reform
  Civil Administrative Reform
    Institutional Framework for Administrative Reform
    The Civil Administrative Reform Program
    Issues in Civil Administrative Reform
  Reform of the Military
    Institutional Structure
    The Program for Military Reform
    Issues Raised by Military Reform
Decentralization
  The SEILA Program
  SEILA’s Lessons for Decentralization
  Reforms in Local Governance
  Decentralization of Fiscal/Financial Power
Judicial and Legal Reforms
  Judicial Reform
    Current Reforms
    Issues in Judicial Reform
    A New Vision for the Ministry of Justice
Legal Reform
    Current Reforms
    Issues in Legal Reform
Regional Integration
  ASEAN
    Institutional Framework for ASEAN
    ASEAN’s Lessons for Governance

ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF REFORM [ PDF: 30kb | 6 pages ]

Model and Data
Assumptions of Two Scenarios: Reform and No Reform
Long-term Impact of Reforms on Cambodia’s Economy

IMPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE GOVERNANCE REFORMS [ PDF: 78kb | 16 pages ]

Key Issues for Assistance in Governance
Recommended Actions by the Government of Cambodia
Recommendations for Aid Programming on Governance

CONCLUDING REMARKS [ PDF: 9kb | 1 page ]

ANNEXES [ PDF: 105kb | 25 pages ]

First published 2000

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this study are entirely those of the authors and should not be attributed in any manner to Asian Development Bank (ADB) or the countries it represents.

ISBN 971-561-315-2
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