Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development

The project initially focused on building upon the 1998 Registration Law to develop registration procedures, and on getting the Legislative Reform Office (LROs) up and running. Cost, affordability, and quality of services were important considerati...

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Main Author: Cook, Edward
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9033745/kyrgyz-republic-benefits-securing-registering-land-development
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spelling okr-10986-95292021-04-23T14:02:45Z Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development Cook, Edward ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ACCURATE INFORMATION AFFORDABILITY AGRICULTURAL LAND APARTMENTS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CADASTRE CITIES COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM CONTRIBUTIONS CORRUPTION CREDIT MARKETS EDUCATION LEVELS EXCHANGE RATE FARMERS GENDER HOUSES HUMAN RESOURCES IMMOVABLE PROPERTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVENTORY LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND HOLDINGS LAND MARKETS LAND PARCEL LAND POLICY LAND RIGHTS LEASES MARKET DEMAND MARKET REFORM MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE MARKET MORTGAGES PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL PROPERTY MARKETS PROPERTY OWNERS PROPERTY REGISTRATION PROPERTY RIGHTS PROPERTY VALUE PROPERTY VALUES REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REGISTRATION REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS REGISTRATION LAW REGISTRATION SYSTEM RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL FINANCE SALE SALES SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SELF-FINANCING STATE GUARANTEE TAX TAX DISINCENTIVES TAX RATE TITLE REGISTRATION TRAINING PROGRAM TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRUST FUND URBAN AREAS VALUABLE VILLAGE VILLAGES The project initially focused on building upon the 1998 Registration Law to develop registration procedures, and on getting the Legislative Reform Office (LROs) up and running. Cost, affordability, and quality of services were important considerations. The Project benefited from the country's high education levels and relatively low labor costs. Since independence in 1991, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic has sought to promote market reform. An important part of this reform is a program to privatize land and secure property rights in land and other immovable property. Prior to independence, all land was state property, with use rights granted to occupants. Most commercial buildings and structures were, likewise, state property. Rights to residential properties were presumed to be held by occupants, but there was no clear legal support or guarantee to these rights. The large majority of agricultural land was farmed collectively. Workers on these state and collective farms were allocated small household plots for their own production. The most essential success factor for the Project has been the continuity and strength of government commitment. Without the strength of leadership in the implementing agency, as well as the quality and extent of skills brought to oversee project implementation, none of the successes that have been achieved would have been possible. 2012-08-13T08:52:42Z 2012-08-13T08:52:42Z 2008-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9033745/kyrgyz-republic-benefits-securing-registering-land-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9529 English Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 35 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCURATE INFORMATION
AFFORDABILITY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
APARTMENTS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CADASTRE
CITIES
COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTIONS
CORRUPTION
CREDIT MARKETS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EXCHANGE RATE
FARMERS
GENDER
HOUSES
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INVENTORY
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND MARKETS
LAND PARCEL
LAND POLICY
LAND RIGHTS
LEASES
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET REFORM
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDING
MORTGAGE MARKET
MORTGAGES
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL
PROPERTY MARKETS
PROPERTY OWNERS
PROPERTY REGISTRATION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPERTY VALUE
PROPERTY VALUES
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE REGISTRATION
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
REGISTRATION LAW
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL FINANCE
SALE
SALES
SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS
SELF-FINANCING
STATE GUARANTEE
TAX
TAX DISINCENTIVES
TAX RATE
TITLE REGISTRATION
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRUST FUND
URBAN AREAS
VALUABLE
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO CREDIT
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCURATE INFORMATION
AFFORDABILITY
AGRICULTURAL LAND
APARTMENTS
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CADASTRE
CITIES
COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTIONS
CORRUPTION
CREDIT MARKETS
EDUCATION LEVELS
EXCHANGE RATE
FARMERS
GENDER
HOUSES
HUMAN RESOURCES
IMMOVABLE PROPERTY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INVENTORY
LAND ADMINISTRATION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND MARKETS
LAND PARCEL
LAND POLICY
LAND RIGHTS
LEASES
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET REFORM
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDING
MORTGAGE MARKET
MORTGAGES
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY AS COLLATERAL
PROPERTY MARKETS
PROPERTY OWNERS
PROPERTY REGISTRATION
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPERTY VALUE
PROPERTY VALUES
REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE REGISTRATION
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
REGISTRATION LAW
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL FINANCE
SALE
SALES
SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS
SELF-FINANCING
STATE GUARANTEE
TAX
TAX DISINCENTIVES
TAX RATE
TITLE REGISTRATION
TRAINING PROGRAM
TRANSACTION
TRANSACTION COSTS
TRANSACTIONS COSTS
TRUST FUND
URBAN AREAS
VALUABLE
VILLAGE
VILLAGES
Cook, Edward
Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
relation Agricultural and Rural Development Notes; No. 35
description The project initially focused on building upon the 1998 Registration Law to develop registration procedures, and on getting the Legislative Reform Office (LROs) up and running. Cost, affordability, and quality of services were important considerations. The Project benefited from the country's high education levels and relatively low labor costs. Since independence in 1991, the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic has sought to promote market reform. An important part of this reform is a program to privatize land and secure property rights in land and other immovable property. Prior to independence, all land was state property, with use rights granted to occupants. Most commercial buildings and structures were, likewise, state property. Rights to residential properties were presumed to be held by occupants, but there was no clear legal support or guarantee to these rights. The large majority of agricultural land was farmed collectively. Workers on these state and collective farms were allocated small household plots for their own production. The most essential success factor for the Project has been the continuity and strength of government commitment. Without the strength of leadership in the implementing agency, as well as the quality and extent of skills brought to oversee project implementation, none of the successes that have been achieved would have been possible.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Cook, Edward
author_facet Cook, Edward
author_sort Cook, Edward
title Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
title_short Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
title_full Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
title_fullStr Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
title_full_unstemmed Kyrgyz Republic : Benefits of Securing and Registering Land for Development
title_sort kyrgyz republic : benefits of securing and registering land for development
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9033745/kyrgyz-republic-benefits-securing-registering-land-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9529
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