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This report summarizes two sets of activities under "A Pilot Project for Management and Maintenance of Cooperative Housing in Poland," supporting the assistance of the U.S. Agency for International Development's to the Polish Shelter Sector. The major issues discussed are the process of reorganizing into smaller cooperatives; the enhancement of smaller cooperatives' managerial skills; the need to effectively manage existing stock with an emphasis on education and training; financial concerns (especially lack of financial mechanisms); lack of collaboration between cooperatives and local authorities; cooperative membership participation; and ownership transformations within the housing cooperative sector. The report concludes with recommendations at both the national policy level and the individual cooperative level.

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