Iraq has been a nexus of conflict and fragility since the early 1980's, and has experienced multiple types of conflict: insurgency, international war, sectarian strife, persistent terrorism, regional fragmentation, and spillovers from conflict in other countries. A promising endowment of natural resources (land, oil, and gas) and human capital has been repeatedly confounded by war and repression. The immediate focus of this report is Iraq’s economic...
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Addressing the consequences of Iraq's difficult legacy
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human capital
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Addressing the consequences of Iraq's difficult legacy (English). The unfulfilled promise of oil and growth : poverty, inclusion and welfare in Iraq, 2007-2012 policy note ; no. 2 Washington, DC: World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/606251468039000276