The Economy of Iraq

Oil, Wars, Destruction of Development and Prospects, 1950-2010

Abbas Alnasrawi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

1994
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-313-29186-9 (ISBN)

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The economy of Iraq has fluctuated wildly since the 1950s. It has been affected by changes in governments, by wars, and by general instability. This book analyzes a complex subject and is especially timely at this critical juncture in the history of Iraq, the Middle East, and international relations. Abbas Alnasrawi traces the growth of the Iraqi economy since 1950, assesses its present state of crisis and underdevelopment, and explores its prospects for recovery. Alnasrawi contends that the economic development of Iraq was shaped by the rise in oil revenue, the war between Iran and Iraq, and the invasion of Kuwait and its aftermath.

The discussion begins with the burst of Iraq's oil industry and the development policies under the monarchy. Subsequent chapters highlight development planning during the first ten years of the republic, the development plans of the ruling Baath party, the distructive consequences of the Iran-Iraq war and the recent invasion of Kuwait, and the future of the Iraqi economy to the year 2010. This in-depth examination puts this subject into a manageable context for students of the Middle East, multinational oil, Third World development, and international relations.

ABBAS ALNASRAWI is Professor of Economics at the University of Vermont, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1963. Dr. Alnasrawi has written four books, Arab Nationalism, Oil and the Political Economy of Dependency (Greenwood Press, 1991), OPEC in the Chaning World Economy, Arab Oil and U.S. Energy Requirements, and Financing Economic Development in Iraq (Praeger, 1967).

List of Tables
Evolution of Iraq's Oil Industry
Oil and Development under the Monarchy 1950-1958
Oil and Development Planning, 1958-1968
The Baath Party and Its National Development Plans
The Iran-Iraq War and the Demise of Development
The Invasion of Kuwait and The Destruction of Development
Iraq's Economic Development, 1950-1990: An Assessment
What Economic Future for Iraq?
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.3.1994
Reihe/Serie	Contributions in Economics and Economic History
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	425 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Ökonometrie
ISBN-10	0-313-29186-1 / 0313291861
ISBN-13	978-0-313-29186-9 / 9780313291869
Zustand	Neuware