{"product_id":"reconstructing-iraqs-budgetary-institutions-9781107678767","title":"Reconstructing Iraqs Budgetary Institutions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsistent with the literature on state building, failed states, peacekeeping and foreign assistance, this book argues that budgeting is a core state activity necessary for the operation of a functional government. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, this book first explores the Ottoman, British and Ba''athist origins of Iraq''s budgetary institutions. The book next examines American pre-war planning, the Coalition Provisional Authority''s rule-making and budgeting following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the mixed success of the Coalition''s capacity-building programs initiated throughout the occupation. This book sheds light on the problem of ''outsiders'' building states, contributes to a more comprehensive evaluation of the Coalition in Iraq, addresses the question of why Iraqis took ownership of some Coalition-generated institutions, and helps explain the nature of institutional change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. State building and the reconstruction of Iraq's budgetary institutions; 2. The evolution of Iraqi budgetary institutions from the Ottomans and the British mandate through Saddam; 3. Pre-war planning for Iraq's economic and budgetary reconstruction; 4. Boots on the ground: the CPA and the new Iraqi budgetary process; 5. Building Iraqi ministerial capacity: the case of FMIS; 6. The 17th benchmark and the challenge of Iraqi budget execution; 7. Building Iraqi budgetary capacity; 8. Iraqi budgeting; 9. Successful state building in Iraq? Lessons from the reconstruction of Iraq's budgetary institutions.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53186741567831,"sku":"9781107678767","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reconstructing-iraqs-budgetary-institutions-9781107678767","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}