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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Kaganova, Olga |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Learning how to be efficient property owners and accountable governments: the case of Kyrgyzstan's cities |
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2001 |
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p.333-41 |
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Oct |
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As a result of government decentralization and property devolution from central to local governments, many city governments in transition countries became the largest real property owners in urban areas. For transitional countries lacking sufficient democratic traditions, efficient asset management represents a dramatic and multifacted challenge. Kyrgyzstan happened to be among the first transitional countries where cities obtained systematic technical assistance in adapting the most advanced methodology of municipal asset management, which was recently developed under the auspices of the World Bank. Based on experience of work within five pilot cities, the article summarizes factors and methods that help develop a sense of strong ownership and internalization of new asset management vision and approaches among local officials and elected members of city councils. The article presents the experience of how the government of Uzgen, a city of about 40,000 people in South Kyrgyzstan, has changed its attitudes and approach regarding management of municipal property. The article demonstrates how two key processes - improving professional aspects of municipal asset management and developing local democracy though public involvement - have been reinforced by each other. One of the main lessons from Uzgen's experience is that municipal property asset management - because it deals with tangible issues - is a perfect focal point for developing local democracy and communication between a local population and its government. - Reproduced |
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Right to property - Kyrgyzsstan |
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Right to property |
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Undeland, Charles |
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Tian, Valeri |
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Public Administration and Development |
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