The economic development of Iraq

FILE COPY _ ELReport No.: 11109 Type: (PUB) Title: THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF I ~~~Author: >rZ = 1f=L1 Ext .: 0 Room : Dept .: OLD PUBLICATION 1952 lU =~ a S f t S r O ) U ~ ~ ~ ~ Q  i.liii THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF IRAQ Report of a Mission organized by the INTERNATIONAI. IIANIK FOK RECONSTRUCTION ANI) DEVELOPMEN1' At the request of The Government of Iraq "The Mission vil/f be cxp/wtcy /{e ioiiid, take a gencral reviet of ai q)I L ('0''h/iJis p/olent, ialiti/es and Io lu bnf wii r - o//lc l,/ ie designed Io artist M/iC (Iol'crn,ll/ ul ,I Ii tij to fornludaie a lon g-icri'n prw'Ia no/ it I/; further deivelopment if I/ic cwil/J/IIt p7,411 til!e reJources." Operating under this geicrlr instiltotioll} the Bank's field mission madc a u pteltichu- sive survey duLring the first half of I95 i . I his book contains its report itl reeOlildl tons The principal nask of the Irti gmll,crtl mnent, the Missioni foun.d, will be tnI dist1ieC ways and means of spc-lding th(, rapidlY in creasing revenues from its oil iloldlsr1-y IH A manner which will contribute Imiost elf c6v ic\ to the long range developimenit of tie tomlit r Accordingly, the Mission's rep'1r" emplhlasizes the importance of effective niciltods for :rr ing forward Iraq's developimlent The first part of the r oep) it (ilt aillS ic major findings and reomnnletldlitions Of Ilit Mission - to whiil arc ittItadted tilc, aip pendices listinig spc I lt rctwInni(kd. ritis,lls summarizing thc sutgestl() 5 s i01 It liiitl assistance, anti oulirloig o si irish tlI ra ntli zation. IPart TwIo colisists If .i set ics of mon1 graphs dealing withi particulair subjct<, i11sh first is concerned xvithi thl bItsit htor atlt! conditions ill thc ltic onni)0 i Itilt 11idl the Missioni has collsid (ereid inl fra ttlimtg its ret ItI tncnl:ititolos. Thil,tr. stc fc irth ill 0I.u(. (~~~h" P,liiiJ ,,.,lali!,p.'    The Economic Development of Iraq   MAP I 401i4sr >< 4s1W <E Y 46'4