New emerging of Cambodian middle-class
Middle-Class in Cambodia?
This may strange for some people as usually they often talk talk about poor, rich and powerful people in Cambodia. Why not middle class?
Ravaging by civil war, Cambodia has nothing but many poor people left behind from the war. While the first ever election held in 1993, economic concept and development have been thought of by many people nationwide. How to develop this war-torn country? Is pluralistic democracy and free market economy the answers? Would monarchism bring peace and development?
Middle class party
16 years from the democratization, Cambodia is still at the bottom list of the poorest, least developed and most corrupt countries. Actually, Cambodia has made a great efforts to strengthen democracy and economic development. As it is generally agreed that it had achieved very fast and strong economic growth for the last several year, especially from 2004 to 2007. This growth has brought about new emerging group of people in the society called Middle Class. Like many other countries, middle class is the core of the society.
Further discussions about this will be available soon....
By Prou Sythan
Graduate Student
Graduate School of International and Business Law
Int'l Graduate School of Social Sciences
Yokohama National University
Yokohama, Japan
