Argues that education under the Khmer Rouge must be examined within the context of the ideology that underpinned the Communist regime and the policies and practices that emanated from that ideology. Explains that the Khmer Rouge attempted to rebuild education within the context of their ideological commitment to self-reliance. (CMK)

Discusses the educational destruction and construction in Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) under the Khmer Rouge regime. Explains that in constructing the Democratic Kampuchea education system the Khmer Rouge sought to harness the power of education to their agenda of egalitarian, self-reliant, and agrarian socialism. (CMK)

This book contains a detailed description of the challenges faced by educational finance and budgeting in Cambodia. Until recently, educational financing took the form of emergency budgets and was limited to government planning for teacher salaries and costs of examinations. There has been a general lack of coordination between provinces and the…