Dr Amer K Hirmis – Practitioner Economist and Planner Education: Al Hikma (American) University of Baghdad - BSc Business Administration (Majors: Economics, Accounting & Management) (Rank: First Quarter) 1971 Manchester University – PhD in Town & Country Planning (1979) Bristol Polytechnic – BA (Hons) in Town & Country Planning (1987) Professiona
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Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser, who's currently participating in a conference on rebuilding Iraq, has told DW the German technology giant will play a strong role in reconstruction through its expertise and long-standing ties. DW: When one sees pictures of the war-torn areas of Iraq, there is little to inspire hope. What gives you hope that the country can be rebuilt?
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BAGHDAD: Iraq's parliament on Saturday (Mar 3) adopted an US$88.5 billion budget for 2018, with Kurdish lawmakers boycotting the vote to protest against a cut in the amount allocated to their autonomous region. The reduction comes after a controversial independence reference by the Kurds last year sparked a furious dispute with the central government. The budget is based on p
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Concepts of rentierism or the rentier state gained wider circulation in political sciences since at least early 1970s, despite its old economic origin. Rent in classical political economy is one of three basic modes of income that coincides with three major factors of production, as laid out by Adam Smith; and these are: Capital = Profit Labor = Wages Land= Rent. Profit and
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Editor’s Note: The last year saw a rare bit of good news in Iraq, as the government there expelled much of the Islamic State from its territory. However, many problems plague the country. Douglas Ollivant of New America warns that the Iraqi government now must take on a far more pernicious foe: corruption. He details the problems this causes in Iraq and offers ideas on how to
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