The Effect of War on the Social Aspect Under Economic Development in Iraq

Abstract

Experiment in the developing countries have shown that economic development alone is not enough as ultimate goal for development. This goal must go hand in hand with other goals planned for national development so as to lead to decreasing poverty and increasing the fair distribution of national income as well as providing the basic elements of life. The present paper explores two objectives; the first the extent of development in the social aspect and standards of living in Iraq since 1970 till 1985. The second objective explores the characteristics of war and its consequences on the social and living standards of the population. The researcher has used “Standard Digits Method” due to its reliability and coherence to measure the social and living standards. These periods within the temporal sequence from 1970 - to - 1985 have been identified. It has been found that indicators in the south region in 1985 are generally less in comparison with other regions in Iraq. This can be attributed to the fact that these regions suffered greatly from war in comparison with other regions. Samples estimating the relationship between standards of living and investment expenditures and war show that each general standard of living and the economic and social aspects depend significantly on investment expenditures achieved before the war.