The political economy of Iraq : restoring balance in a post-conflict society

Contents: Preface -- 1. Iraq's lost decades -- 2. Population and key macroeconomic variables -- 3. Health, poverty, education, and gender issues -- 4. Corruption -- 5. Preventing Al Qaeda 3.0 -- 6. Domestic and international politics -- 7. Oil and gas -- 8. Agriculture and the environment -- 9. Financial intermediation -- 10. Large industrial enterprises -- 11. Entrepreneurship in post-conflict iraq -- 12. Infrastructure and essential services -- 13. International trade and finance -- 14. Fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies -- 15. Iraq in 2035 -- Bibliography -- Index.