TY - BOOK AU - Springborg,Robert AU - Henry,Clement AU - Karshenas,Massoud AU - Owen,Roger AU - Said,Mona AU - John,Sfakianakis ED - London Middle East Institute. TI - Oil and democracy in Iraq T2 - SOAS Middle East issues SN - 9780863566653 U1 - 320.956 23 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - SAQI in association with London Middle East Institute, SOAS KW - Petroleum industry and trade KW - Iraq KW - Politics and government KW - 2003- N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The challenge -- Allocation -- Ownership -- Summary assessment N2 - "This is the first major study of the alternatives confronting Iraq as it seeks to rebuild its vital while simultaneously constructing a new political system. A key challenge facing the country is to allocate the revenues oil generates in a way that avoids economic and social instability. Reviewing the present status of the industry, the authors use comparative analysis to suggest how it might best be rebuilt."--Jacket ER -