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Better Governance: Human Resource Policy within Cambodia’s Public Administration

Introduction
Soon after the United Nations-organized democratic election in 1993, political leaders in Cambodia have decided to pursue state reconstruction through pragmatism of the ‘Asian model’ – where the economy is given first priority. As such, political stability has been made the prerequisite and the foundation for the nation’s progress. The World Bank (2004) reveals that 44% of all post-conflict situations revert to conflicts in the first 5 years of reconciliation. While about 50 percent of those countries fall back to civil wars in the first decade of peace (Collier et al. 2003: 7; Junne & Verkoren 2005). In this regard, Cambodia represents a success story to all post-conflict nations in modern time, as the country has been able to maintain its remarkable stability and its continuity of reconstruction for the last two decades. In turn, Cambodia’s economy has experienced significant growths in recent years as its business climate improves. Researches have indicated that democratic and economic development has been progressing steadily (Prum 2005; Ojendal & Lilja 2009; Kim 2012).