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Economic policy and prospects in Iraq

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  • William Block
  • Keith Crane
  • Christopher L. Foote
  • Simon Gray

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This paper describes the Coalition Provisional Authority?s attempts to stabilize and reform Iraq?s economy along market lines. It argues that while security concerns remain serious, Iraq?s economy has not been crippled by violence. However, sustained economic growth will depend on whether Iraq?s future leaders pursue the pro-market approaches the Coalition has advocated. If the Iraqi economy is to reach its potential, it will need to go even farther than the Coalition did, implementing reforms the Coalition did not pursue because of security concerns.

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  • William Block & Keith Crane & Christopher L. Foote & Simon Gray, 2004. "Economic policy and prospects in Iraq," Public Policy Discussion Paper 04-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedbpp:04-1
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    8. Ghassan Dibeh, 2008. "Resources and the Political Economy of State Fragility in Conflict States: Iraq and Somalia," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-35, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    9. Peter Berck & Jonathan Lipow, 2012. "Trade, tariffs and terrorism," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(18), pages 1847-1849, December.
    10. Monten, Jonathan, 2013. "Intervention, Aid, and Institution-Building in Iraq and Afghanistan: A Review and Critique of Comparative Lessons," WIDER Working Paper Series 108, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    11. Jeffrey Clemens, 2013. "An Analysis of Economic Warfare," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 103(3), pages 523-527, May.

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    Economic conditions - Iraq; Economic policy - Iraq;

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