{"product_id":"9781107461550","title":"Reconstructing Iraq's Budgetary Institutions: Coalition State Building after Saddam","description":"Consistent with the literature on state building, failed states, peacekeeping and foreign assistance, this book argues that budgeting is a core state activity necessary for the operation of a functional government. Employing a historical institutionalist approach, this book first explores the Ottoman, British and Ba'athist origins of Iraq's budgetary institutions. The book next examines American pre-war planning, the Coalition Provisional Authority's rule-making and budgeting following the invasion of Iraq in 2003, and the mixed success of the Coalition's capacity-building programs initiated throughout the occupation. This book sheds light on the problem of 'outsiders' building states, contributes to a more comprehensive evaluation of the Coalition in Iraq, addresses the question of why Iraqis took ownership of some Coalition-generated institutions, and helps explain the nature of institutional change.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133361438960,"sku":"9781107461550","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781107461550_p0.jpg?v=1763690903","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781107461550","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}