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Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future »
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589064447.058
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Cambodia's reconstruction and reform efforts have spanned almost 25 years following the Khmer Rouge period, which ended in 1979. Economic reforms began in earnest in the early 1990s, but reform efforts were beset b...

Back Matter »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Cambodia's reconstruction and reform efforts have spanned almost 25 years following the Khmer Rouge period, which ended in 1979. Economic reforms began in earnest in the early 1990s, but reform efforts were beset b...

Front Matter »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Cambodia's reconstruction and reform efforts have spanned almost 25 years following the Khmer Rouge period, which ended in 1979. Economic reforms began in earnest in the early 1990s, but reform efforts were beset b...

Chapter 2. Achieving Pro-Poor Growth in Cambodia »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Section A presents the evolution of poverty in Cambodia. Section B analyzes the impact of growth on poverty. Section C discusses the two main factors that have reduced the benefit of growth to t...

Chapter 10. Cambodia’s Accession to the WTO »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Section A provides basic background on the accession process and Section B lists key reform areas....

Chapter 3. Determinants of Growth in Cambodia and Other Low-Income Countries in Asia: Evidence from Country Panel Data »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Section A describes Cambodia’s recent economic growth performance and compares it with other low-income countries (LICs) for the period from 1970 to 2003. Section B gives an overview of the diff...

Chapter 6. Fiscal Developments and Challenges »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Fiscal reform has been the cornerstone of Cambodia’s macroeconomic program since the restoration of political and economic stability in the late 1990s. Fiscal revenue improved, social spending was increased...

Chapter 5. Foreign Aid Flows and Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Section A reviews the amount and sectoral distribution of foreign aid, and Section B examines its contribution as well as any side effects on the economy. Section C reviews factors that contribu...

Chapter 4. Implications of the Removal of Quota on Textiles and Clothing Exports »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
17 The garment sector, which took off after receiving preferential market access to the United States in 1996, has been a major contributor to growth in Cambodia si...

Chapter 8. International Experience of De-Dollarization »
Source: Cambodia : Rebuilding for a Challenging Future
Series: IMF Special Issues
Author(s): Sumio Ishikawa , Sibel Beadle , Damien Eastman , Srobona Mitra , Alejandro Lopez Mejia , Wafa Abdelati , Koji Nakamura , Il Lee , Sònia Muñoz , Robert Hagemann , David Coe , and Nadia Rendak
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 February 2006
ISBN: 9781589064447
Keywords: Development, court, law, exchange rate, dollarization, judicial reform
Section A describes recent global trends of increasing dollarization and the experience with price stability and exchange rate pass-through in dollarized economies. Section B outlines various de...