Deprivation ofPublic Services inIraq and Impacton Local Economy,Focusing onNineveh Governorate

Abstract

Iraq's economy suffering of significant deterioration in thepublic service sector. The indicators have notimproved sincea decade. The study aims to analyse the nature ofthe deprivation ofthe different typesof public servicesin the provinces ofIraq.It focuses on the Nineveh Governorate as a case study. Estimates had shown thatthe effects ofits componentson the local economyand on thestandard of livingof the population as expected. Significant negative effects have affected the overall economic performance and propose improving the performance of publicservices sectortocover the needs ofthe total population as a requirementto proceed to successful economic development.