A STUDY ON RESETTLEMENT SCHEMES OF LARGE SCALE LAND LEASE TO CHINESE INVESTMENT IN CAMBODIA: CASE STUDY OF UNION DEVELOPMENT GROUP, CO., LTD
Written by Mekong Institute The country of Cambodia attracts foreign investment in land, and China ranks at the top of the investors. China is the largest foreign investor in Cambodia and is one of the leading investors in natural resources, energy, infrastructure, construction, agriculture, tourism, and telecommunications. One of the biggest impacts of China‘s investment …
STUDY ON THE CURRENT STATUS AND CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED IN PREPARING THAI ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS FOR ASEAN IN THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION STREAM
Written by Mekong Institute The member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) on Accountancy Services in 2009 for the region to enjoy the labor mobility of the accounting professions. Thailand, as one of the members, has been tremendously affected, especially in the education sector, which is …
CHALLENGES OF FARMER WATER USER COMMUNITIES IN PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT IN PURSAT PROVINCE, CAMBODIA
Written by Mekong Institute Since the large-scale physical extent of irrigation schemes tends to be a major obstacle to their effective and efficient management and development, two Farmer Water User Communities (FWUCs), the Krouch Saeuch and Anlong Svay FWUCs, were established in 2010 to manage the secondary and tertiary schemes of the Damnak Ampil irrigation …
IMPACT, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE STUDY OF RICE FARMING IN BA PHNUM DISTRICT, PREY VENG PROVINCE
Written by Mekong Institute The effects of climate change include flood, drought, pest and disease outbreak, and are likely to become more prevalent and more intense in the future. Rice is the backbone of the economy in Cambodia, and rural people rely on rice cultivation for their livelihood. Ba Phnum district is located in Prey …
EFFECTS OF LABOR MIGRATION ON THE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF MIGRANT-SENDING HOUSEHOLDS: CASE STUDY OF KYIKE KAW VILLAGE IN MON STATE
Written by Mekong Institute Labor migration has become a very important way of life for the Myanmar people living in rural areas, since 1990. This paper investigates the causes of migration and to what extent the economic well-being of migrant-sending households has improved after migration. Data for the analysis was drawn from the author s …
MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN THAILAND: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION AND COMPARATIVE STUDY ON REGULATIONS
Written by Mekong Institute In the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Thailand is a major receiving country of Migrant Domestic Workers (MDW) from neighboring countries. This study aims to examine the employment situation for MDW in Thailand and compare it with an international standard, the International Labor Organisation (ILO) C189 Domestic Workers Convention framework, as well …
THE IMPACT OF THE HONGSA LIGNITE POWER PLANT ON THE LAO ECONOMY: INPUT-OUTPUT APPROACH
Written by Mekong Institute The focus of this study was to analyze the impact of the investment in the Hongsa Lignite Power Plant on the Lao economy in 2015 using an input-output approach and data from the investment project (including data from a factory pre-feasibility study), as well as data from the sectors involved. The …
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THE IMPACT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT IN CAMBODIA
Written by Mekong Institute This paper examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth and the linkages between FDI and domestic investment (DI) in Cambodia. This study uses secondary data from 36 countries and covers the time period 2004-2012 in order to determine the impact of FDI inflows on economic growth by …
