The Work Of Giants Rebuilding Cambodia

Book : The Work Of Giants Rebuilding Cambodia

Language : English

Library : Social Policy

Publish Place : Bangkok

ISBN : 92-2-112280-8

Publish Date : 00 2002

Publisher : International Labour Office (ILO)

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 2757

INDEX

Contents
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
chapter 1 VESTIGES
Kingdom of builders Materials and design Decline and abandonment West meets east Independence and beyond
chapter 2 EARTH
Dangers underfoot
A heritage of devastation
Labour-based technology
Labour-based vs. labour-intensive
The building begins
Raw materials
Tools
Costs and benefits
Tourism
chapter 3
WATER
Asia's biggest lake Irrigation Reviving the Baray
chapter 4 MARKETS
Barometers of development
Roads make a difference
Delivering the goods
Two wheels more often than four
Economic impacts
Making growth sustainable
New skills
Access to credit
Economic and social benefits
chapter 5 RIGHTS
Standard-setter or road-builder? Equal opportunity for women and men Helping the disabled to help themselves Equal and fair remuneration Decent work is safe work Environmental concerns Teaching standards by applying them
chapter 6 OWNERSHIP
Infrastructure and development Maintaining roads Maintaining waterways Maintaining monuments Paying your way Higher education New roads
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