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This paper explores the gender-differentiated outcomes of post-Soviet agrarian reforms in Uzbekistan, based on fieldwork carried out in Andijan and Khorezm from 2000– - 2001. The author discusses key issues in agrarian reform, including land in the political economy of Uzbekistan, the nature and meaning of agrarian reform and the changing place of land in the household economy. He uses enterprise-level data to show two pathways of farm restructuring. The author concludes by analyzing changing livelihood options for rural women.