Author: Sang Polrith
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no. HS-86-17
Year: 1986
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1996
Examination Committee: Reidar Dale (Chairperson); Gopal B. Thapa, Soparth Pongquan (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: After the dark years of Pol Pot regime, Cambodian Government has begun to reconstruct the country, starting from the lowest level of economy which went down during that regime. Rural development policies and strategies and programmes were set up by central government based on the concept of centralized planning, reflecting country’s socialist ideology. NGOs play very significant roles in Cambodia since they first responded to the Cambodia emergency in 1979. After new government was elected, these roles have become even more important in the rehabilitation and reconstruction process. Recently, Royal Cambodian Government has formulated policies , strategies and programmes for rural development work and development committees have also been established to carry out this work with support from bilateral and multi-lateral donor agencies. Many activities have been implemented by these agencies focusing mainly at local level within the country. This research study of rural development work in Cambodia with focus on Tramkak district of Takeo province has been conducted to determine strategies, programmes, and management of government and NGOs and cooperation and coordination between them in the process of rural development. Firstly, the study highlights the government policies and strategies for rural development, roles of new administrative structure carrying out the work and institutions involved. Secondly, the study emphasizes rural development strategies which have been done by government and three selected NGOs including cooperation and coordination between these organizations. The study has found that activities in the study area are far from policy. On the government side, there are no policy guidelines and plans at all for rural development at provincial and district levels. Some activities which have been done by government at these levels are based on planning and financial support from the central government. The three selected NGOs (MCC, VSF and VSA), have implemented their activit
Scholarship Donor(s): Sida (Swedish International Development Agency)
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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