Perspectives on Kurdistan’s Economy and Society in Transition, Volume 2

Product Description
The second scientific World Kurdish Congress was held in October 2012 at Hewler with the theme of improving the quality of life, science and culture for progress in Kurdistan. The papers presented focused on various important aspects of culture, economy, education, health, industry and political science in Kurdistan. The objective of this conference was to create a network of academicians to exchange and develop knowledge and work together with the Kurdistan Regional Government on how to further enhance the progress within the Kurdish society. This volume is a collection of 26 studies presented at the Congress and includes an introduction by the editors and a summary report of the Congress. The topics presented here are diverse, covering several areas pertinent to the current Kurdish situation. The studies are divided into ten areas: namely, agriculture and rural development; diaspora; education and research; health and quality of life; industry; information technology and e-government; infrastructure and development; language; human rights; and politics. In the last part of the volume, the organization committee provides a compilation of recommendations from the Congress to the Kurdistan Regional Government.
About the Author
Almas Heshmati is Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea. His research interests include applied microeconomics, globalization, development strategy, efficiency, productivity and growth with application to manufacturing and services. In addition to more than 100 scientific journal articles, he has published books on the EU's Lisbon Treaty, global inequality, East Asian manufacturing, the Chinese economy, technology transfer, information technology, water resources, landmines, power generation, and development economics. Professor Alan Dilani is a founder and General Director of the International Academy for Design and Health (IADH) in Stockholm, Sweden. He is co-founder of the journal World Health Design. Professor Dilani has been engaged worldwide in several universities in the field of Design and Health, developing a "Psychosocially Supportive Design Program", in Medical and Design institutions. He received his PhD in Health Facility Design from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Professor Serwan M.J. Baban is Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources of the Kurdistan Regional Government. He has served as Vice Chancellor of the University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH). His academic and management career was developed through working in universities in the UK, the Caribbean, Australia and Iraq. He has founded and directed several successful research centers and institutes worldwide. He has published over 150 journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings, in addition to three edited books.