From Desolation to Reconstruction
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From Desolation to Reconstruction

Iraq’s Troubled Journey

  1. 258 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

From Desolation to Reconstruction

Iraq’s Troubled Journey

About this book

Iraq's streets are unsafe, its people tormented, and its identity as a state challenged from within and without. For some, Iraq is synonymous with internal hatred, bloodshed, and sectarianism. The contributors to this book, however, know another Iraq: a country that was once full of hope and achievement and that boasted one of the most educated workforces in its region—a cosmopolitan secular society with a great tradition of artisans, poets, and intellectuals. The memory of that Iraq inspired the editors of this volume to explore Iraq's current struggle. The contributors delve into the issues and concerns of building a viable Iraqi state and recognize the challenges in bringing domestic reconciliation and normalcy to Iraqis.

From Desolation to Reconstruction: Iraq's Troubled Journey examines Iraq's reality after the 2003 US-led invasion. It begins by relating Iraq's modern social and political history prior to the invasion and then outlines the significant challenges of democratization and the creation of an Iraqi constitution, which will be necessary for Iraq to become a strong and effective state.

Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. List of Abbreviations
  4. 1 Introduction
  5. 2 Iraq under Siege: Politics, Society and Economy, 1990–2003
  6. 3 Inching Forward: Iraqi Federalism at Year Four
  7. 4 The Struggle for Autonomy and Decentralization: Iraqi Kurdistan
  8. 5 Armed Forces Based in Iraqi Kurdistan: A Lens to Understand the Post-Saddam Era
  9. 6 The Extinction of Iraqi Minorities: Challenge or Catastrophe?
  10. 7 Iraq’s Economy and Its Brain Drain after the 2003 Invasion
  11. 8 IRFFI: A Multi-Donor Initiative
  12. 9 Iraq’s Tangled Web of Debt Restructuring
  13. 10 The Iraq War and (Non)Democratization in the Arab World
  14. 11 Debating the Issues: A Roundtable Report
  15. 12 Reinventing Iraq: Binding the Wounds, Reconstructing a Nation
  16. List of Contributors
  17. Index