Empirical Studies of an Internet and Service Based Economy: The Case of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Khayyat, Nabaz T., Muhamad, Goran M.

Empirical Studies of an Internet and Service Based Economy: The Case of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
  • 出版商: Springer
  • 出版日期: 2024-07-26
  • 售價: $7,610
  • 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $7,230
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 406
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 9819933919
  • ISBN-13: 9789819933914

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商品描述

This book is a collection of eight studies covering several areas pertinent to the current technological and banking services situation in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The economy of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is mainly dependent on oil revenue. The oil export revenue constitutes more than 90% of the government's fiscal revenue. In addition to that, the public sector plays an excessive role in the economy, with public spending to GDP being over 70% while revenue from taxation constitutes less than 30% of total revenue.

As the economy is not diversified, there is a large gap between demand and supply of locally produced tradeable goods, leaving the KRI economy highly dependent on imports. Another structural challenge of the KRI economy is its dependence on cash and a weekly financial system. Although the region has witnessed extraordinary economic growth from 2008 to 2014, the growth rate decreased from 8 to 1 percent, trade and investment dropped to 5 percent, and the unemployment rate significantly increased to over 20% by the end of the year 2019. To maintain the progress of economic development, it is necessary to upgrade the country's industrial structure in order to be able to generate more value-added products, which requires advancement in technological infrastructure to employ more sophisticated technologies.

There is not much written about Kurdistan and its economy, and yet there is a comprehensive development plan and resources to be used for education, research, rehabilitation, development, and reconstruction. As such, this book would be of interest to researchers, decision-makers, governmental and non-governmental organizations, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general public with an interest in the Middle East and contemporary Kurdish issues. It is a good up-to-date handbook for policymakers and NGOs involved in the rehabilitation, reconstruction, and development of Iraq.


商品描述(中文翻譯)

本書是一系列八項研究的彙編，涵蓋了與伊拉克庫德斯坦地區當前科技與銀行服務情況相關的幾個領域。伊拉克庫德斯坦地區（KRI）的經濟主要依賴於石油收入。石油出口收入佔政府財政收入的90%以上。此外，公共部門在經濟中扮演著過度的角色，公共支出佔GDP的比例超過70%，而稅收收入則佔總收入的比例不到30%。

由於經濟缺乏多樣性，當地生產的可貿易商品的需求與供應之間存在著巨大的差距，使得KRI經濟高度依賴進口。KRI經濟的另一個結構性挑戰是其對現金和每週金融系統的依賴。儘管該地區在2008年至2014年間經歷了非凡的經濟增長，但增長率從8%下降至1%，貿易和投資降至5%，而失業率在2019年底顯著上升至20%以上。為了維持經濟發展的進展，有必要升級國家的產業結構，以便能夠產生更多附加價值的產品，這需要在技術基礎設施上取得進展，以便應用更先進的技術。

關於庫德斯坦及其經濟的文獻並不多，然而卻有一個全面的發展計劃和資源可用於教育、研究、復建、發展和重建。因此，本書將對研究人員、決策者、政府和非政府組織、本科生和研究生以及對中東和當代庫德問題感興趣的一般公眾具有吸引力。這是一本針對參與伊拉克復建、重建和發展的政策制定者和非政府組織的最新手冊。

作者簡介

Nabaz Khayyat is an engineering economist with an MSc and a PhD in IT Engineering from Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea). He has second PhD degree in Economics from Swiss Management University (Zurich, Switzerland). He is currently President of AWA Organization for Sustainable Development in Iraq, and working for the World Bank as a private sector specialist. He was Vice President for Academic Affairs, Knowledge University, and the Head of the Economics and Finance Department at the University of Kurdistan Hewler. He has also worked in the Faculty of Business at the University of Liverpool in the UK. Dr. Nabaz is very active in research and has published numerous books and articles in international journals. He also supervised numerous students in their master's and Ph.D. studies at the University of Liverpool and the University of Kurdistan Hewler.

Goran M. Muhamad is an experienced economist with a M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Kurdistan Hewler. He has worked in academia, consultancy, and management in various industries. His research is internationally recognized focusing on a diversified range of subjects related to economics, with a particular focus on natural resource economics, private sector development, environmental economics, developing countries, and post-conflict affected areas

作者簡介(中文翻譯)

Nabaz Khayyat 是一位工程經濟學家，擁有首爾國立大學（南韓首爾）的資訊工程碩士及博士學位。他在瑞士管理大學（瑞士蘇黎世）獲得第二個經濟學博士學位。目前，他是伊拉克可持續發展AWA組織的總裁，並在世界銀行擔任私營部門專家。他曾擔任庫德斯坦赫維勒大學的學術事務副校長及經濟與金融系主任。他也曾在英國利物浦大學的商學院工作。Nabaz 博士在研究方面非常活躍，並在國際期刊上發表了多本書籍和文章。他還指導過多位學生在利物浦大學和庫德斯坦赫維勒大學的碩士及博士研究。

Goran M. Muhamad 是一位經驗豐富的經濟學家，擁有英國諾丁漢大學的經濟學碩士學位及庫德斯坦赫維勒大學的經濟學博士學位。他在學術界、顧問及各行各業的管理工作中都有經驗。他的研究在國際上受到認可，專注於與經濟學相關的多樣化主題，特別是自然資源經濟學、私營部門發展、環境經濟學、發展中國家及後衝突影響地區。

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