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Human Development in Iraq : 1950-1990.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken : Francis,
Taylor & amp ;
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern economies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Human Development in Iraq 1950-1990; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Human development theory and Iraq's developmental story; Introduction; Income and wellbeing; Human development; The human development model and Iraq; 2 Social, political, and economic evolution of Iraq, 1920-1990; Political and social developments; The economy to 1950; 3 Economic growth, consumption, income distribution, and capital formation; Introduction; GDP per capita, private and government consumption; The distribution of income; Formation of physical capital; Economic structure; Summary and conclusion.
- 4 EducationLiteracy and enrollment rates; Patterns in improvements and some correlations; Human development and the political economy of education; Concluding remarks; 5 Housing, basic services, nutrition and health; Housing and basic services; Nutrition; Health; Efficiencies and complementarities; Concluding remarks; 6 The position of women; Cultural and religious contexts; Women's access to education; Women's access to paid employment; Laws governing the position of women; Women and the state; Concluding remarks; 7 Human rights and political freedoms; Contracting political space.
- Death penalty lawsThe sectarian composition of government and political executions; The Humana Index; Concluding remarks; 8 Conclusion; Appendix: The Humana Index; Notes; References; Index.