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Alnasrawi Abbas.
The economy of Iraq: oil, wars, destruction of development and
prospects, 1950-2010 / Abbas Alnasrawi.
p. cm. -- (Contributions in economics and economic history,
ISSN 0084-9235; no. 154)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-313-29186-1 (alk. paper)
1. Petroleum industry and trade -- Iraq -- History -- 20th century.
2. Petroleum industry and trade -- Iraq -- Forecasting. 3. Iran-Iraq
War, 1980-1988 -- Economic aspects -- Iraq. 4. Persian Gulf War, 1991-
-- Economic aspects -- Iraq. 5. Iraq -- Economic conditions. I. Title.
II. Series.
HD9576.172A647 1994
330.9567.'0442-dc20 93-37510

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Copyright © 1994 by Abbas Alnasrawi
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 93-37510
ISBN: 0-313-29186-1
ISSN: 0084-9235

First published in 1994

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