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East Asia’s changing urban landscape: Measuring a decade of spatial growth
This study attempted to provide systematic data on the scale and form of urban expansion in East Asia through empirical observation. (China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and...
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Re-examining the role of transport infrastructure in trade, regional growth and governance: Comparing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE)
This article explores the role of transport infrastructures in regional economic growth by comparing Central Eastern Europe (supported by the European Union structural and...
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Kamako Chhnoeum Program findings from September 1st to October 28th, 2013
"The International Labour Organisation’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC) launched Kamako Chhnoeum (Outstanding Worker) on September 1, 2013. The system is available for...
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Hubs and spokes emerging patterns of intra-Mekong trade and investment
This working paper analyses intra-Mekong trade and investment. The author argues that new patterns of trade relationship are emerging which can be likened to hubs and spokes, in...
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Low cost, low tech disaster proof shelter
From the foreword: "Shelter rehabilitation after disaster is one of the most expensive humanitarian interventions. According to data collected by PIN, the average cost estimates...
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Improving secondary education through institutional innovation: a report to UNDP and UNICEF
Records the findings of a mission to Cambodia sponsored by the UNDP and UNICEF in August 2006. The objective was to assess the present state of education in Cambodia and make...
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Overview, rice production in Cambodia
An overview of rice production in Cambodia, describes the climate, seasons, soil conditions and land use, and the distribution of rice paddies. Rice agro-ecological systems are...
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The interdependence of transport and housing development in the transition of Ho Chi Minh City
A working paper exploring the relationship between transport and housing in Ho Chi Minh City. The author discusses the transportation and housing development issues in this...
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Cambodia enters the WTO: Lessons learned for least developed countries
Outlines Cambodia’s entry to the World Trade Organisation and the lessons for other least developed countries. The Government of Cambodia applied for accession to the World...
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Pension systems and old-age income support in East and Southeast Asia: Overview and reform direction
This book examines the pension systems of eight countries in East and Southeast Asia (China, Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)...
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The experience and the meaning of hypoglycemia to Cambodian diabetes patients: A qualitative study conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
This study examines the experience and the meaning of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) to Cambodian diabetes patients in cooperation with a local NGO—MoPoTsyo— which provided...
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Development looms on the Mekong
An article about the proposed Pak Chom dam and its likely impacts on local communities. Effects of other dams are also discussed.
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From isolation to integration: A case study of the Akha hill tribe people in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, with a special focus on religious aspects
A masters thesis examining the integration process for Akha hill tribe people in the province of Chiang Rai in northern Thailand. The researcher explored primarily...
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A study of Japanese official development assistance (ODA) for educational development in post genocide Cambodia
This thesis aims to investigate whether Japanese foreign aid to Cambodian educational development is truly being positive peace or whether it can be said to be an indirect cause...
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China and Yunnan economic relations with Myanmar and the Kachin state: powering the peace process
A paper about economic relations between China and Myanmar and their impact on the peace process. The paper covers the background of relations between the two countries, and...
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Electricity in Myanmar: The missing prerequisite for development
A paper about electricity in Myanmar and its effect on development. Electricity consumption per capita in Myanmar is among the lowest in Asia and had been growing very slowly...
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Electricity demand and supply in Myanmar
A paper about electricity demand and supply in Myanmar. This paper provides an update and expansion on the paper “Electricity in Myanmar: The Missing Prerequisite for...
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Myanmar: Negotiating nation building, a path to unity and progress
There is an immense nation-building challenge facing the leadership in Myanmar. One way of fixing the current situation in Myanmar is to first establish where it is starting...
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Industrial policy reform in Myanmar
A paper about industrial policy reform in Myanmar. The author explores what a successful industrialization strategy for Myanmar would entail. They first outline the current...
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Funding economic development: A comparative study of financial sector reform in Vietnam and China
A study analysing financial sector development in Vietnam and China within the framework of financial sector reforms introduced in the two countries. The study will assess the...