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Participatory Poverty Assessment in Cambodia

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This Participatory Poverty Assessment is intended to inform poverty reduction policies emanating from the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Second Socioeconomic Development Plan, 2001-2005.

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Contents

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Abbreviations, Acknowledgements, Foreword, and Executive Summary [ PDF: 153kb | 12 pages ]

1. Introduction [ PDF: 122kb | 3 pages ]

   Background
   Sociohistorical Context of Poverty
   Conclusion

2. The PPA Approach [ PDF: 501kb | 7 pages ]

   The Nature of PPAs
   Planning for Cambodia ’s PPA
   Criteria Utilized for Selection of Poor Villages
   Training for the PPA
   Deployment to the Field
   Codification and Analysis

3. Characterictics of People Living in Poverty [ PDF: 547kb | 9 pages ]

   Definitions of Poverty by the Poor
   Characteristics of Poverty
   Where the Poor Live
   How the Poor Live
   Who are the Nonpoor?

4. The Major Concerns of the Poor [ PDF: 187kb | 10 pages ]

   Lack of Food Security
   Life Crises and the Lack of Assets
   Access to and Ownership of Land
   Nonexistent or Limited Access to Educational Opportunities
   Factors Hindering Access to Education
   Flooding and Drought
   Lack of Micro-Finance
   Poor Physical Infrastructure
   Decreasing Access to Community Natural Resources

5. Issues Associated with Good Governance [ PDF: 151kb | 6 pages ]

   Good Governance
   Delivery of Government Services
   Limited Coverage of Civil Society Organizations
   Weak Community Mobilization Strategies
   Conclusion

6. Women and Poverty in Cambodia [ PDF: 210kb | 12 pages ]

   Meeting Basic Subsistence Needs
   Household Decision Making
   Domestic Violence
   Finding Suitable Marriage Partners
   Health and Education
   Labor Activities
   Access to Land, Water, Credit and Agricultural Extension
   Influence in the Public Domain

7. Poverty among Ethnic Minorities [ PDF: 235kb | 7 pages ]

   Social Exclusion of Ethnic Minorities
   Food Insecurity and Diminishing Natural Resources
   Disenfranchisement of Land Use Rights and Access to Natural Resources
   Physical Infrastructure
   Health and Education

8. The Plight of Urban Socioeconomic Groups [ PDF: 330kb | 4 pages ]

   Most Marginalized Groups
   Female Garment Workers, Sex Workers and Cyclo-Drivers
   Monks

9. Conclusion [ PDF: 109kb | 4 pages ]

   Needs Identified During the PPA
   Potential Policy Recommendations for Follow-up Activities
   Concluding Remarks

Appendixes [ PDF: 122kb | 7 pages ]