Institutional Capacity Building and Legal Reform in Iraq: Toward Innovation and Public Administration Modernization

Steven Hendrix ()

The Law and Development Review, 2013, vol. 6, issue 1, 225-253

Abstract: Iraq is often cited as a test case as to whether “nation-building” can work. Since 2003, the U.S. government has been advancing institutional capacity development with Iraq’s national government. Now 10 years later, it is clear that the program, the largest such as U.S. government program since the Vietnam War, has been a success. Tangible durable institutional reforms are now in place to professionalize the civil service, improve electricity production, make public procurement more transparent and efficient, and upgrade budget formulation and execution. The program, known locally as USAID/Tatweer, worked across executive branch agencies, to improve government performance and expand institutional capacity development. Its accomplishments, so far almost entirely unrecognized by the media, will continue to advance democratic change in Iraq for generations to come.

Keywords: Iraq; institutional reform; capacity development; nation-building; USAID (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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