World Bank2013-03-142013-03-142011-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12734This paper discusses the progress made by Cambodia from the early 90s to 2007, in reduction of poverty incidence. Reduced poverty occurred in both urban and rural areas, and was experienced by rich and poor, and by men and women. Households, including those in the poorest groups, have improved their housing quality, increased ownership of motorbikes, televisions, and mobile phones, and are better able to access and afford schools and healthcare. However, the study warns about complacency, because poverty is still pervasive in the rural areas, and a multi-dimensional approach is needed to tackle it. The gap in income and opportunities remains wide between the rich and the poor, the urban and rural regions and more importantly, within the rural areas themselves. The report concludes that it is clear that Cambodia has made substantial improvements in the information systems available to guide public policy. The next step is to improve coordination among the information sources and develop a national information system that allows for the combined use of information and the setting of priorities based on an assessment of needs and existing gaps in the country. To address these problems, an evaluation of the quality, relevance and use of information produced in Cambodia is necessary in order to establish standards and identify areas of improvement.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS INDICATORSACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO ELECTRICITYACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONACCESS TO SERVICESACUTE MALNUTRITIONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL INPUTSAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTURAL WAGESAGRICULTURAL WORKERSAGRICULTUREBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC NEEDSBIRTH RATESCASH CROPCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMCASSAVACEREALSCHEAPER FOODCLEAN WATERCOMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSCONCENTRATION OF PEOPLECONFLICTCONSTRUCTION WORKERSCONSUMER PRICE INDEXCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURECOOKINGCOPING STRATEGYCULTURAL PRACTICESDAILY EARNINGSDEMOCRACYDEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIETDIRECT BENEFICIARIESDIVERSIFICATIONDROP IN POVERTYDROPOUTECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SURVEYSELDERLYEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENVIRONMENTAL CHANGEEPIDEMICEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY SIZEFARM ACTIVITIESFARMERSFARMING ACTIVITIESFEMALE WORKERSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOOD COMPONENTSFOOD CONSUMPTIONFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFOOD EXPENDITURESFOOD HANDLINGFOOD INTAKEFOOD ITEMSFOOD NEEDSFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD PROGRAMSFOOD SHORTAGESFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFORMAL EDUCATIONGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT RESPONSEGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHAND WASHINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHOUSEHOLD CHORESHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSINGHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCOMEINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDSINEQUALITYINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFLATION RATEINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSURANCEIRRIGATIONJOB OPPORTUNITIESLABOR FORCELABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR SUPPLYLAND ASSETSLEVEL OF POVERTYLIMITED RESOURCESLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL ECONOMYMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONSMAIZEMALNUTRITIONMATERNAL HEALTHMEATMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRANTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMORTALITYMORTALITY RATENATURAL RESOURCESNET INCOMENUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSNUTRITIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSPACKAGINGPEACEPER CAPITA CONSUMPTIONPOLICY DECISIONSPOLICY GUIDANCEPOLICY MAKERSPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR LIVINGPOORER HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION GROWTHPOVERTY ESTIMATESPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY LEVELPOVERTY LEVELSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPROGRESSPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC SPENDINGPUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSPURCHASING POWERRECIPROCITYRECREATIONREDUCTION IN POVERTYREDUCTION OF INCOMEREDUCTION OF POVERTYREGIONAL AVERAGEREMITTANCESRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRISK FACTORSRURALRURAL AREARURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL POPULATIONRURAL POPULATIONSRURAL REGIONSRURAL ROADSRURAL SECTORRURAL VILLAGESSANITATIONSAVINGSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL YEARSSCHOOLINGSECONDARY EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSELF TARGETINGSELF-EMPLOYMENTSERVICE DELIVERYSMALL FARMSSMALL PLOTS OF LANDSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL IMPACTSOCIAL INTERVENTIONSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSOYBEANSTARGETING MECHANISMSTELEVISIONTRANSIENT POORTRANSPORTATIONUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN DWELLERSURBAN POPULATIONURBAN POVERTYURBAN REGIONVEGETABLESVILLAGE CHIEFSVILLAGE LEVELVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE SECTORSWELFARE INDICATORSWORK FORCEWORKFORCEWorld Bank10.1596/12734