Addressing Urban Poverty in Uzbekistan in the Context of the Economic Crisis
system, could significantly improve the so-called ‘investment climate’
in Uzbekistan’s cities.
5) Undertake urban profiling for Uzbekistan, starting with several
pilot cities and culminating with nationwide urban profiling. This
exercise would use a participatory approach to identify bottlenecks
to urbanization and ways to hasten its successful development. An
institution such as the Centre for Economic Research could lead this
effort.
6) Create a national platform, such as a National Urban Forum, for
discussions related to urbanization. Such an organization could include
representatives from central and local government, civil society,
academia and the private sector and could make recommendations to
municipal, regional and national authorities.
It would be particularly useful to create a national Housing Country
Profile. This has already been done in many other countries (such as
Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania, Romania, the Republic of Moldova,
Albania, Armenia, etc.) and has demonstrated the value of providing a
comprehensive assessment of the housing sector’s performance and
helping government make appropriate plans.
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