VOL. XL

No. 51/52

22/29-December-1997

PUBLICATION RECEIVED

"Prospects for Iraq's Economy: Facing the New Reality" by Sinan al-Shabibi inJohn Calabrese (ed.) The Future of Iraq, forward by Andrew Parasiliti, 1997. MiddleEast Institute, 1761 N Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036, USA.

The reality, according to Mr. Shabibi's study on the prospects for the Iraqi economy,is that Iraq is in dire need of some relief if its economy is to resume some semblance ofgrowth. This relief should take the form of...