The Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia

dc.creatorde Walque, Damien
dc.date2013-06-26T16:25:28Z
dc.date2013-06-26T16:25:28Z
dc.date2004-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:26:24Z
dc.descriptionThe author studies the long-term impact of genocide during the period of the Khmer Rouge (1975-79) in Cambodia and contributes to the literature on the economic analysis of conflict. Using mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey in 2000, he shows that excess mortality was extremely high and heavily concentrated during 1974-80. Adult males had been the most likely to die, indicating that violent death played a major role. Individuals with an urban or educated background were more likely to die. Infant mortality was also at very high levels during the period, and disability rates from landmines or other weapons were high for males who, given their birth cohort, were exposed to this risk. The very high and selective mortality had a major impact on the population structure of Cambodia. Fertility and marriage rates were very low under the Khmer Rouge but rebounded immediately after the regime's collapse. Because of the shortage of eligible males, the age and education differences between partners tended to decline. The period had a lasting impact on the educational attainment of the population. The education system collapsed during the period, so individuals-especially males-who were of schooling age during this interval had a lower educational attainment than the preceding and subsequent birth cohorts.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/11/5498271/long-term-legacy-khmer-rouge-period-cambodia
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/14200
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-3446
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418107
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C.
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No.3446
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADULT MORTALITY
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectCENSUS
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD DATA
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectMANAGERS
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION CHANGE
dc.subjectPOPULATION COMPOSITION
dc.subjectPOPULATION ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPROFESSIONS
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleThe Long-Term Legacy of the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia

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