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The Dynamics of Protest Movements in Iraq: An Institutional Approach Bassam

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  • Bassam Yousif

    (Indiana State University)

  • Omar El-Joumayle

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In this paper, we apply institutional approaches to understand the economic and social contexts of the protests that took place in Iraq in 2019 to 2020. We use the World Bank’s World Governance Indicators as well as other data to show that political institutions that were established post 2003 have impeded economic development. We study how Iraq’s political settlement along with its already deteriorating economic institutions and unfavorable economic and social conditions have combined to shape poor economic outcomes. That is, increased political openness and inclusion has not resulted in greater economic inclusion; instead, Iraq’s political institutions likely have worked to constrain economic inclusion and a more egalitarian distribution of oil income. We thus offer policy recommendations that include a proposal for (limited) basic income scheme to distribute Iraq’s oil rents.

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  • Bassam Yousif & Omar El-Joumayle, 2022. "The Dynamics of Protest Movements in Iraq: An Institutional Approach Bassam," Working Papers 1563, Economic Research Forum, revised 20 Aug 2022.
    • Handle: RePEc:erg:wpaper:1563
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