"This systematic evaluation of Iraq's political economy and human development offers a complex and sophisticated analysis of Iraq's recent history. Focusing on the period from 1950 up to the Gulf war in 1990, the book brings an understanding of how development has been shaped or const...

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1. Verfasser:	Yousif, Bassam (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London [u.a.] Routledge 2012
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge studies in Middle Eastern ecoomics
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1900-2000 Geschichte 1950-1990 Politik Wirtschaft Sozioökonomischer Wandel Iraq / Social conditions / 20th century Iraq / Economic conditions / 20th century Iraq / Politics and government / 20th century Irak
Zusammenfassung:	"This systematic evaluation of Iraq's political economy and human development offers a complex and sophisticated analysis of Iraq's recent history. Focusing on the period from 1950 up to the Gulf war in 1990, the book brings an understanding of how development has been shaped or constrained in this much misunderstood country. The author employs the human development paradigm to link human development and human rights to the analysis of political economy. The resulting scholarship, on income and investment, education and health, the status of women, and human rights, presents a nuanced, balanced - but critical - appraisal of the complex interrelationships between economic growth and development and illustrates the fragility of that development, especially when political institutions fail to keep up with the rapid expansion in human capabilities. Providing the historical analysis needed to understand Iraq's current political situation, this book will be of great interest to scholars of development studies, Iraq, and political economy.</P>"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	VI, 211 S. Ill. 24 cm