Technical Assistance and Capacity Development in an Aid-dependent Economy: The Experience of Cambodia

Godfrey, Martin; Sophal, Chan; Kato, Toshiyasu; Piseth, L.V.; Dorina, Pon; Saravy, Tep; Savora, T.; So, Sovannarith

doi:10.1016/s0305-750x(01)00121-8

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“…According to Godfrey et al (2002), Cambodia can be characterized as both a post-conflict society and a transition economy. These changes have resulted in an eclectic mix of policies; however, they have also created opportunities for creative ways of reorganization in various areas, including those related to resource management (De Lopez 2001 Community-based management approaches in Cambodia share certain characteristics.…”

Section: Community-based Management In Cambodiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

Marschke¹,

Berkes²

2005

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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SUMMARYHow do Cambodian villagers perceive sustainability and what do they do 'on the ground'? Looking at sustainability issues through the lens of two local resource management committees, and using a triangulation of social science research methods, this paper examines the roles and responsibilities of these groups and how they grapple with resource degradation and related activities. The committees have experimented with a range of resource management strategies, from creating fishing sanctuaries to resolving fishing gear theft. The results indicate that one reason villagers are willing to engage in community-based management is when they believe that they can improve livelihoods within their community. Community-based management is being carried out in the absence of formal legislation; it is recognized through government policy and administrative approvals. In this regard, local-level support and leadership has been key, and the current arrangement has created the political space for experimentation and learning.

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Section: Community-based Management In Cambodiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

Marschke¹,

Berkes²

2005

International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ec

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“…However, most of the projects in identification, design, implementation and policy-making are donordriven (Godfrey et al, 2002). The technical assistances offered by donors have intensified the decentralization of governance and have established the road for implementing CBNRM since the early 1990s in seeking 'democratic development'.…”

Section: Cambodia Decentralization Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Problematizing Fragmentation of Environment Governance in Cambodia -Revisiting Weber’s ‘Objectivity’-

Yokoyama¹

2017

Journal of Social Sciences

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This theoretical study problematizes fragmented policies and governances of environment in Cambodia, drawing on some case studies of decentralization policy. The analysis through extensive literature review ascribes the cause of fragmentation to international aid dependence, which allows scientists to intervene in developing governance reform and policymaking process under the name of Technical-Assistance. The nature of social science will be examined by detailing Max Weber's proposition that signals a limitation of science methodology in developing social policy. The exploration distinguishes two modes of human thinking to explain the cause of fragmentation: 'analytical/calculative thinking' and 'reflective thinking'. Through the above theoretical investigation, the result indicates a need of a new educational program that fosters 'reflective thinking' and dialogue among different disciplines and sectors for adaptive policy-governance assistance.

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“…Moreover, there has been, and continues to be, a massive donor effort working toward enhancing local involvement in resource governance (Godfrey et al 2000;Un and So 2009;Cock 2010;Gellman 2010). Cambodia continues to transform itself, meaning that actors may be working on a range of activities that are sometimes at odds with each other.…”

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Life, Fish and Mangroves : Resource Governance in Coastal Cambodia

Marschke¹

2012

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Resource governance in coastal Cambodia Governance SeriesGovernance is the process of effective coordination whereby an organization or a system guides itself when resources, power, and information are widely distributed. Studying governance means probing the pattern of rights and obligations that underpins organizations and social systems, understanding how they coordinate their parallel activities and maintain their coherence, exploring the sources of dysfunction, and suggesting ways to redesign organizations whose governance is in need of repair.The series welcomes a range of contributions-from conceptual and theoretical reflections, ethnographic and case studies, and proceedings of conferences and symposia, to works of a very practical nature-that deal with problems or issues on the governance front. The series publishes works both in French and in English.

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Technical Assistance and Capacity Development in an Aid-dependent Economy: The Experience of Cambodia

Cited by 97 publications

References 8 publications

Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

Local level sustainability planning for livelihoods: A Cambodian experience

Problematizing Fragmentation of Environment Governance in Cambodia -Revisiting Weber’s ‘Objectivity’-

Life, Fish and Mangroves : Resource Governance in Coastal Cambodia

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