The Role of Government in the Industrialization of Iraq 1950-1965

The Role of Government in the Industrialization of Iraq 1950-1965
Author: Ferhang Jalal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2015-05-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317592174

Since 1950 the governments of Iraq have attempted vigorously to develop the economy and have stressed industrial development. Here Dr Ferhang Jalal discusses, analyses and appraises a number of policies adopted by the government of Iraq designed to promote the growth of the industrial sector. The policies were of two kinds: the establishment of enterprises financed, constructed and operated by the government; and the encouragement of the expansion of private industrial enterprises through provision of finance, by way of tax exemptions of all kinds, through controls over the allocation of investment, and by protecting them from foreign competition. The author discusses the extent to which investment programmes formulated by planners were able to be implemented, and analyses in detail the factors facilitating and those constraining a more rapid rate of industrial growth.

The Role of Government in the Industrialization of Iraq 1950-1965 (RLE Economy of Middle East)

The Role of Government in the Industrialization of Iraq 1950-1965 (RLE Economy of Middle East)
Author: Ferhang Jalal
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2015-05-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317592166

Since 1950 the governments of Iraq have attempted vigorously to develop the economy and have stressed industrial development. Here Dr Ferhang Jalal discusses, analyses and appraises a number of policies adopted by the government of Iraq designed to promote the growth of the industrial sector. The policies were of two kinds: the establishment of enterprises financed, constructed and operated by the government; and the encouragement of the expansion of private industrial enterprises through provision of finance, by way of tax exemptions of all kinds, through controls over the allocation of investment, and by protecting them from foreign competition. The author discusses the extent to which investment programmes formulated by planners were able to be implemented, and analyses in detail the factors facilitating and those constraining a more rapid rate of industrial growth.

Economic Policy in Iraq, 1932-1950

Economic Policy in Iraq, 1932-1950
Author: Joseph Sassoon
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 113628575X

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq

The Old Social Classes and the Revolutionary Movements of Iraq
Author: Hanna Batatu
Publisher: Saqi
Total Pages: 964
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0863567711

This comparative study analyses the traditional elite of Iraq and their sucessors - the Communists, the Bathists and Free Officers - in terms of social and economic relationships in each area of the country. The author draws on secret government documents and interviews with key figures, both in power and in prison, to produce an engrossing story of political struggle and change. 'A landmark in Middle Eastern historical study' Roger Owen, International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 'By far the best book written on the social and political history of modern Iraq' Ahmad Dallal, Professor of Middle Eastern History, Stanford University

Sovereign Creations

Sovereign Creations
Author: Malik Mufti
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801431685

Pan-Arab unionism ignited passions and dominated politics in the Middle East throughout the 1950s and 1960s and has continued to reassert itself periodically. In this elegantly written study, Malik Mufti investigates the persistence and the failure of pan-Arab initiatives, examining their significance in the political development of Syria and Iraq.

Modernism and the Middle East

Modernism and the Middle East
Author: Sandy Isenstadt
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011-03-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0295800305

This provocative collection of essays is the first book-length treatment of the development of modern architecture in the Middle East. Ranging from Jerusalem at the turn of the twentieth century to Libya under Italian colonial rule, postwar Turkey, and on to present-day Iraq, the essays cohere around the historical encounter between the politics of nation-building and architectural modernism's new materials, methods, and motives. Architecture, as physical infrastructure and as symbolic expression, provides an exceptional window onto the powerful forces that shaped the modern Middle East and that continue to dominate it today. Experts in this volume demonstrate the political dimensions of both creating the built environment and, subsequently, inhabiting it. In revealing the tensions between achieving both international relevance and regional meaning, Modernism in the Middle East affords a dynamic view of the ongoing confrontations of deep traditions with rapid modernization. Political and cultural historians, as well as architects and urban planners, will find fresh material here on a range of diverse practices.

Historical Dictionary of Iraq

Historical Dictionary of Iraq
Author: Beth K. Dougherty
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 1065
Release: 2019-06-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1538120054

‘Iraq, the land of Hamurabi and Harun al-Rashid, has played a long and unique role in the history of human civilization. The oldest civilization known to humankind evolved on the shores of its twin rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates. The great cities of antiquity—Uruk, Ur, Akkad, Babylon, al-Basra, Mawsil, and Baghdad—were major centers of high culture and political power for much of the course of human history. This updated edition offers new and expanded coverage of a broad range of political, economic, security, cultural, and religious topics, including the emergence of a sustained protest movement for reform, the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and the Kurdish independence referendum. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Iraq contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Iraq.

Historical Dictionary of Iraq

Historical Dictionary of Iraq
Author: Edmund A. Ghareeb
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2004-03-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 0810865688

The Historical Dictionary of Iraq begins with the earliest civilizations and covers the many periods that followed, ranging from the history of ancient Mesopotamia to the Abbasid Empire to present-day Iraq. Included are a historical overview; a country profile; a review of the economy, oil, fauna, and political institution; coverage of the Iran-Iraq War; and coverage of the Kuwait invasion and the second Gulf War and other conflicts. The major ethnic groups such as the Kurds, the Turkumans and the Assyrians, Islam and Muslim sects, Christianity and Christian sects, as well as other religious groups are profiled. Dictionary entries also highlight the main political, religious, and ideological parties, groups, and organizations; major historical personalities; languages; literature; and cultural elements. A broad range of topics, both ancient and modern, are dealt with throughout the introduction and the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography complements this extensive historical reference.

The Middle East (Routledge Revivals)

The Middle East (Routledge Revivals)
Author: W. B. Fisher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1134481691

In this comprehensive study, first published in 1950, Professor Fisher examines all the principal elements – physical and human – that influence environment, development and ways of life in the Middle East. An analysis of the physical basis of the region is followed by detailed treatment of the complex human and social aspects; a concluding section brings together, on a regional basis, the elements discussed in the first two parts. With first-hand experience within the Middle East, Fisher presents a detailed and fascinating study, based on surveys and investigations he personally carried out. Including wide-ranging geographical, historical, sociological and political perspectives, this title provides essential background to anyone with an interest in Middle Eastern affairs.