LAND AND WATER POLICIES IN UZBEKISTAN

Three economists, based on World-Bank-sponsored field research in 1994 and 1995, review land use and water policies in Uzbekistan and assess their feasibility with respect to current agrarian reform initiatives . Initial sections of the paper focus on cropping patterns, land tenur e systems, and water management practices inherited from the Soviet pe riod. Subsequent sections are devoted to describing processes of land reform and evaluating production and resource use efficiency in Uzbeki stan in the period following the dissolution of the USSR. Final sectio ns explore the potential role of state intervention and interstate wat er basin management initiatives in shaping land and water policies.