The impact of economic reform policies on some sustainable development indicators in Iraq for period (2004-2022)

Abstract

     The study aimed to analyze and measure the impact of economic reform policies and some sustainable development indicators in Iraq on the average per capita share of the gross domestic product (GDP), which expresses economic growth and the sustainability of development for the period (2004-2022). These indicators were represented by the average per capita share of pollution due to toxic carbon dioxide emissions, the ratio of commodity exports to imports, the ratio of spending on research and development to the gross domestic product, and unemployment rates. The researcher used the descriptive analytical approach in addition to economic measurement in addressing the research problem. The research reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which was that economic reform policies contribute to achieving specific goals represented in optimal investment and the sound distribution of economic resources and directing them to the most effective areas of economic activity that best achieve the requirements of stability and economic growth. The research came out with a set of recommendations, the most important of which was the necessity of taking into account the gradualness of reforms and taking into account the social dimension of any structural policy in the economy to ensure the satisfaction of basic needs in society and combating unemployment and poverty.