The struggle for Iraq's future : how corruption, incompetence and sectarianism have undermined democracy
Zaid Al-Ali
Bok Engelsk 2014
| Utgitt | New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press , cop. 2014
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| Omfang | 295 s.
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| Opplysninger | A legacy of oppression and violence -- On the origins of Iraq's new political elites -- Creating a new political order -- A country back from the dead -- Defective politics -- A country left to languish -- The ravages of corruption : the second insurgency -- The third insurgency : environmental disaster -- What is to be done?. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.. - Many Westerners have offered interpretations of Iraq's nation-building progress in the wake of the 2003 war and the eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country, but little has been written by I- - raqis themselves. This forthright book fills in the gap. Zaid Al-Ali, an Iraqi lawyer with direct ties to the people of his homeland, to government circles, and to the international community, provides a uni- qu- ely insightful and up-to-date view of Iraq's people, their government, and the extent of their nation's worsening problems. The true picture is discouraging: murderous bombings, ever-increasing sectarianism, and pervasive government corruption have combined to prevent progress on such crucial issues as security, healthcare, and power availabil- ity. A- l-Ali contends that the ill-planned U.S. intervention destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members of the elite have made their own. Al-Ali maintains that, despite all efforts to divide them, Iraqis retain a strong sense of national identity, He reevaluates Iraq's relationship with itself, discusses the in- spiration provided by the events of the Arab Spring, and redefines Iraq's most important struggle to regain its viability as a nation.
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| ISBN | 9780300187267
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