Stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq / Russell E. Hargrove, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hargrove, Russell E.

Series:

Middle East in turmoil series.

The Middle East in turmoil series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Petroleum industry and trade--Iraq.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Postwar reconstruction--Iraq.

Postwar reconstruction.

Iraq--Politics and government--2003-.

Iraq.

Iraq--Economic conditions--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on rebuilding Iraq's oil sector which is crucial to rebuilding Iraq's economy. Oil export revenues account for over half of Iraq's gross domestic product and over 90 percent of government revenues. Despite four years of effort and $2.7 billion in U.S. reconstruction funds, Iraqi oil output has consistently fallen below U.S. program goals. This book addresses the U.S. goals for Iraq's oil sector and progress in achieving these goals, key challenges the U.S. government faces in helping Iraq restore its oil sector and efforts to enact and implement hydrocarbon legislation. This book also reviews the package of legislation currently under consideration, analyses the positions of various Iraqi political actors, and discusses potential implications for U.S. foreign policy goals in Iraq.

Contents:

Iraq : oil and gas legislation, revenue sharing, and U.S. policy / Christopher M. Blanchard

Stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq : Iraqi revenues, expenditures, and surplus / United States Government Accountability Office

Rebuilding Iraq : serious challenges impair efforts to restore Iraq's oil sector and enact hydrocarbon legislation / Joseph A. Christoff.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61324-097-X

OCLC:

704278217