Format:
295 S.
,
Kt.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
0300187262
,
9780300187267
Content:
Since the withdrawal of US occupying forces, international attention has shifted away from Iraq - but life for Iraqis has become no easier. Deadly bombings are still all too common, sectarian violence has soared and all-pervading corruption means that massive inflows of aid and oil income have made very little difference to crucial issues like security, healthcare and power availability. Now, Iraqi lawyer Zaid Al-Ali sets out why and how the post-occupation Iraqi government has failed to achieve legitimacy or improve its citizens' lives. He argues that the ill-planned US intervention destroyed the Iraqi state, creating a black hole which corrupt and incompetent members of the elite have now made their own. In particular, Al-Ali demonstrates how Iraqi politicians and the political system have failed to address Iraq's problems
Note:
A legacy of oppression and violence -- On the origins of Iraq's new political elites -- Creating a new political orde -- rA 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?
Language:
English
Keywords:
Irak
;
Failed State
;
Politisches System
;
Elite
;
Gewalt
;
Politik
;
Korruption
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