Publications and Reports

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Cambodia: Linking Citizens and the State - Governance is recognized as the most critical challenge for development in Cambodia. Good governance requires not just government commitment but active demand from citizens and civil society. Social accountability refers to the broad range of actions and mechanisms (beyond voting) that citizens can use to help the government be more effective and accountable, as well as actions on the part of government, civil society, media, and other societal actors that promote or facilitate these efforts.

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Vietnam: Country Social Analysis: Ethnicity and Development in Vietnam - This report " Country Social Analysis (CSA) " focused on ethnicity and development in Vietnam is a provocative analysis of marginality in contemporary Southeast Asia. It seeks to understand the macro social and political processes, and provides an analysis of how social, political, and cultural factors influence the opportunities and constraints to more equitable, inclusive development.

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The Malaysia-Indonesia Remittance Corridor - The main objective of this report Malaysia–Indonesia Remittance Corridor: Making Formal Transfers the Best Option for Women and undocumented Migrants is to contribute to policymakers’ efforts to increase the impact that remittances have on economic growth and poverty reduction in Indonesia.Â

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Post-Nargis Social Impacts - This report outlines the results from the first phase of the social impacts monitoring. It aims to assess the social dimensions of the impacts of Nargis and of aid delivery from the perspectives of affected communities six months on from the cyclone and the start of the relief effort. It focuses on issues of aid effectiveness, the socioeconomic impacts of the disaster, and the impact on social relations within and between communities.

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