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دور العوائد النفطية في تحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية في العراق للمدة 1951 - 2008 == The role of oil revenues in investigation the economic development in Iraq during the period 1951 - 2008
Author name:
رحيم حسوني زيارة سلطان
Supervisor name:
فوزي حسين محمد الصميدعي
General topic:
Administration and Economics
Specific topic:
Economy
Degree:
Doctorate
University:
University of Baghdad - Faculty Of Administration And Economics
Language:
Arabic
University location:
Baghdad
First pages:
07T4578 - p.pdf
Abstract:
Adeveloping country generally faces a major halt promotion the social - economic development, which represent in scarce of capital for investment. This problem is due to reduction in the national savings because decline of per capita income.In Iraq as a developing country, is the petroleum sector could solving the funding problem, and employs the oil revenues in spurring economic development, and meets the requirement of the increased public expenditures.Iraq has largely relies on the oil revenues since 1950 when the construction board was set up.The oil sector in Iraq is the main source in generating the national income. It is also the key channel for foreign currencies which can be used to finance the imports. The oil revenues contributed in 99% of the Iraq total export, 54% in formation the national gross domestic product (GDP), 97% of the aggregate revenues of foreign currencies, and 58% of the national capital formation as in 2008.Therefore, any effort to rebuild a sold and viable economy must take in account the developments in the oil sector. The oil remains the key factor in the development of Iraqi economy and its social and political stability.The thesis aims to test the hypothesis that did the huge Iraqi oil revenues play its role as a key factor in spurring the economic development and set up strong and viable economy in Iraq.The thesis aims to show how the oil revenues could generate relative improvement in the live standard of Iraqi citizens especially after the increasing of the oil prices in 1973 - 1974.The Iraqi experience shows that the level of public expenditures (consumption and investment) was strongly linked with the level of oil revenues. The interdependence was negative because the expansion the expenditures will increase of the reliable degree on the oil revenue and foreign loans. This makes Iraqi economy as a rental and one - side economy.The economic development depends on two main factors namely : 1. The level of the real economic surplus (invitable).2. Approach of allocation, utilization and management of that surplus.The oil sector generated huge revenues reached roughly 455$ billion during the period from 1950 to 2008. Thus, there was no financial restriction on the economic development. However, those huge accumulated funds were not able alone to achieve their goals. These funds at the best were instrument must be used carefully. Otherwise, they harm their owner.The previous of Iraq shows the invalidity of old policies and detrimental of the experimental actions and the quick treatment in conducting the economy and development.Even though, there were huge funds from the oil sector. However, the political authority via using those funds played an important role in hindering of economic development and the contribution in improving the welfare of Iraqis
