CDRI PUBLICATIONS

Working Paper Series No. 40: Accountability and Human Resource Management in
Decentralised Cambodia
Eng Netra and David Craig
This study addresses accountability and human resource management (HRM) in the
Cambodian civil service. It seeks to understand the current situation and major issues
that affect HRM accountability, especially sub-national accountability. It also draws out
the implications for Cambodia’s decentralisation and deconcentration reform which aims
to bring the government closer to the people by providing sub-national governments
with adequate resources and, in particular, with good and capable civil servants who are
accountable, motivated and committed, loyal and professional and responsive regarding
service delivery for the poor. However, achieving both accountability and better outcomes
for the poor is a complex problem, the key dimensions of which require deeper
understanding if sub-national accountability is to be promoted and strengthened.
WP 40 in English Overseas: $21.50 Local: $5.00
Working Paper Series No. 39: Accountability and Planning in Decentralised
Cambodia
Horng Vuthy and David CRAIG
This paper aims to understand major issues that affect the ability of sub-national planning
to advance accountability and then to draw key lessons for the decentralisation and
deconcentration reform which attempts to promote sub-national accountability alongside
democratic development. The findings suggest that this ability has improved continuously
by the introduction and implementation of reform initiatives, most notably the former
SEILA programme. But it still faces a number of constraints including: (i) a high degree
of centralisation in governance, (ii) overriding strengths of neo-patrimonial networks,
(iii) lack of consistent progress of major related reforms and (iv) complexity in and
fragmentation of external aid delivery.
WP 39 in English, 136 p. Overseas: $21.00 Local: $5.00
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