Paper Summary Section 1 Violence has always been intrinsic to state formation, especially where state structures are transplanted and imposed by colonial and imperial power. Yet even by i these standards, violence has been particularly prominent in Iraq. Indeed, the history of Iraq from its establishment under British mandatory rule in 1921 until at least th
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There is a big debate among economists, why are the resource-rich economies growing slower than resource-poor economies? Which is making this puzzle more difficult, there are two groups of resources-rich abundance countries one group grow more than other ones. For instance, the Arabic Gulf, Nigeria, and Venezuela are growing slower than Botswanan, Norway, and Australia, but bo
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Dr. Salah Haider wrote his PhD thesis titled " Land Problems in Iraq" in the early 40s of last century. And he defended it successfully in 1943 at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London. Perhaps, he is the first Iraqi citizen who finished his PhD study at LSE. This made the British-trained Iraqi Economist a valuable technocrat to his home c
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The Revolution of 1958 which violently overthew the monarchical regime was apart of the revolutionary wave that has swept Arab contiries in their attemprts to modernize by combinint elements of culture derived from Westernand scocialist societies with Isalmic cultural and religious tradtions. This book gives the first comprehensive account of the 1958 Revultion and the politica
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The emphasis on investment as a basic and strategic component of a country's economic and social development should perhaps not be overdone. It is not, of course, the only component, for there are other strategic factors, such as entrepreneurial ability, the required skills and know-how, the efficient utilization of resources, political and social stability, and other elements
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