This report has identified and documented systematic risks associated
with the landed economy in Uzbekistan. The evidence indicates that
urban and rural administrations are abusing their executive power to
unlawfully expropriate homeowners and farmers at scale. The illicit
characteristics of these expropriations are obscured by government
decrees and court judgements that provide a legitimate veneer
for these improper actions. The sample of cases presented in this
volume supplement a large volume of cases reported by activists and
independent journalists in Uzbekistan. Collectively, the problem appears
to be systemic, taking place on a national scale.
This final section of the report presents a series of recommendations on
how stakeholders can respond to these different challenges, and how the
underpinning dynamics may potentially be disrupted over the medium to
long term.
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