Cambodia: Progress and Challenges Since 1991

Pou Sothirak · Geoff Wade · Mark Hong

Jan 2012 · Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

About this ebook

In the 20 years since the Paris accords of 1991 brought peace to Cambodia, the country has undergone what can only be described as astounding change. From apolity where the entire fabric of society had been rent asunder through years of war and genocide, contemporary Cambodia is fast becoming a vibrant stateand assuming a new position in the Asia-Pacific region. The contributions to this volume - many by prominent figures who were intimately connected with the process - describe the diverse strands of mediation and peace-building which went into the creation of the 1991 accords. The subsequent role of UNTAC and the 1993 general elections in the process of Cambodian revival and social rebuilding are also described. While not denying that obstacles and difficulties remain, the contributions outline the evolving economic, political, religious and human resource situations within Cambodia, while also examining the country's contemporary international relations. This book constitutes a particularly fitting testament to the 20 years of Cambodian reconstruction which have followed the 1991 peace accords.

About the author

• Pou Sothirak is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

• Geoff Wade is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow with the Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.

• Mark Hong is a Visiting Research Fellow of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore.