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Property Regimes in Transition, Land Reform, Food Security and Economic Development: A Case Study in the Kyrguz Republic A Case Study in the Kyrguz Republic

By Henri A.L. Dekker Copyright 2003
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2003. Many former communist republics strive to adopt a market economy in which the privatisation of landed property is a key element. Generally, it is expected that by doing so, economic development will take off, improving food security and decreasing rural poverty. The relationship between changing land regulations, economic development and poverty is complex... Read more
1: Introduction; 2: Definitions and Terminology; 3: The Kyrgyz Republic 1; 4: Land Reform in Countries in Transition; 5: Building a Model; 6: Institutional Change; 7: Opportunity Sets; 8: Access to Land; 9: Resource Use; 10: Agricultural Production; 11: Assessment of Change in Income; 12: Assessment of Economic Development; 13: Change in Consumption and in Nutritional Status; 14: The Land and Real Estate Registration Project; 15: Implications of Non-Evolutionary Land Reform; 16: Conclusions

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Henri A.L. Dekker