Vol 4 Issue 3 May 2017-June 2017
Aseel Sabah Abdullatif, Prof. Madya Dr. Rusdi bin Omar, Dr. Mashitah Binti Mohd Udin
Abstract: Iraq is rich in natural resources and like many countries in the Gulf region its most important natural resource is oil. The Iraqi Oil Ministry’s estimate of the country’s oil reserves is about 143 billion barrels. As such, Iraq’s rich oil reserves is the key to the its future prosperity and it can also make it Iraq into one of the main players that can contribute to the stability and security of the global oil market. As it is, Iraq is already the fifth largest exporter of oil with sufficient resources and plans to quickly boost it oil and natural gas production.
However, the poverty rate is on the rise in many of the governorates in Iraq and it is reckoned that the most significant reason for the high poverty rate is corruption. Many billions of dollars that rightfully should belong to the people of Iraq have been “stolen” by politicians and their supporters through the use of contracts and fake bills. The most corrupt ministries are the ministries of defense, interior, health, finance, and education. Corruption is also prevalent in the offices of the three presidencies, namely, the Presidents of the Republic, Parliament, and Cabinet.
Keywords: Corruption, Sectarian quota system, Poverty, Analytical approach, Iraq.
Title: An Exploration of the Key Factors of Corruption and Its Relationship with Poverty in Iraq after the US Occupation (An Analytical Study of Literature)
Author: Aseel Sabah Abdullatif, Prof. Madya Dr. Rusdi bin Omar, Dr. Mashitah Binti Mohd Udin
ISSN 2394-9694
International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences
Novelty Journals