1999

A study by Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) of legal impediments to women’s access to land in Eastern European and Central Asian (ECA) countries, and potential solutions. The report includes country-specific examples of both problematic laws and laws that attempt to address the problem; discusses legal institutions adopted by developed market economies to help ensure women’s access to land; and includes a checklist to match legal impediments to women’s access to land in the ECA with potential solutions. | Download PDF

Rural land reform and restructuring of collective and state farms have progressed significantly in the Kyrgyz Republic. However, while the legal framework for farm reorganization is well established and largely workable, improvements in several areas of the law are needed to enhance the conditions for development of a viable land market. This report reviews the legal basis for land reform and farm restructuring, and recommends the needed changes to promote land market development. | download PDF