Cambodia in 2017: Descending into Dictatorship?

Cambodia in 2017: Descending into Dictatorship?

After local elections in 2017, the Cambodian People's Party intensified its attacks on free media, NGOs, and the Cambodian National Rescue Party. Meanwhile, stronger links to China and waningWestern leverage are enabling Prime Minister Hun Sen to transform the post-1993 multiparty system into a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian survey 2018-01, Vol.58 (1), p.194-200
1. Verfasser: CROISSANT, AUREL
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Authoritarianism
Coalition governments
Competition
Competitive advantage
Competitiveness
Dictators
Dictatorship
Economic growth
Hun Sen
Leverage
Local elections
Mass media
Multiparty system
Nationalist movements
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Political parties
Social justice
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Zusammenfassung:After local elections in 2017, the Cambodian People's Party intensified its attacks on free media, NGOs, and the Cambodian National Rescue Party. Meanwhile, stronger links to China and waningWestern leverage are enabling Prime Minister Hun Sen to transform the post-1993 multiparty system into a patrimonial dictatorship. Cambodia enjoyed strong economic growth but saw little improvement in its weak institutional framework, in social justice, or in economic competitiveness.
ISSN:0004-4687
1533-838X
DOI:10.1525/AS.2018.58.1.194