{"product_id":"human-development-in-iraq-1950-1990-paperback","title":"Human Development in Iraq: 1950-1990 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBassam Yousif\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBassam Yousif \u003c\/strong\u003eis associate professor of economics at Indiana State University. He has written extensively on and advised about the economic development and political economy of Iraq. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729526493247,"sku":"9780367866198","price":116.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f4b4b13f9efc26c1b2771d9d7a0e7117.webp?v=1765122518","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/human-development-in-iraq-1950-1990-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}