Commune/Sangkat Fund and Local Development: Case of Cambodia

Abstract

The article is aimed to illustrate the commune/sangkat fund which was allocated to the local administration of Cambodia in term of local development as well as to clarify the characteristic of commune/sangkat’s general situation, statistics and fund allocation. In particular, the result of the commune/sangkat fund allocation implementation will be able to show how the fund was used in the effective way. However, the weaknesses and challenges of commune/sangkat fund project implementation is also revealed when the ministry of interior and ministry of economy and finance have done its annually monitoring and evaluation. Accordingly, the article will be provided the recommendation to relevant persons or institutions which its projects and research correlate with the commune/sangkat fund project and local development.

Keywords: Commune/Sangkat, Fund, Allocation, Local Development.