Recommended Books for Iraqi Leaders

Water for Future

Western Bank, Ghaza Sector, Israel and Jordan
This book deals with the way of securing sweet permanent water resources in the Middle East, and it represents the decisions undertaken by the major scientific councils in Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Authority and the United States of America.

Recommendation:
1-This subject of this book has nothing to do with Iraqi current Issues.
2- I recommend keeping it in a library.


From Warfare to Party Politics

The Crucial Transition to Civilian Control

This book deals with the crucial changes that happened from war to politics in the countries England, America, Mexico, Europe, and the global aspect.
This book points out how can the civil power govern the army and the military institutions, and how to establish a decentralized structure for the federal government.

Recommendations

1- This book can be studied by the educated people of Iraq, political parties, post-graduate students, and the students of the College of Political Sciences.
2- This book is useful for the current Iraqi experience in the respects of writing the articles of the constitution and the establishment of the National Assembly.


The State of the World

A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society

1- The book deals with the environmental crises, the effects of the economic growth on the growth of the environmental systems, the scarcity of food all over the world, the maintenance of forests and improving the sources of the sustainable fish, the struggle for raising the land productivity, the re-circulating of the organic waste and other relative issues.
2- The book is useful and can be a source of knowledge for the post- graduate students and educated people.
3- It has some connection with the environmental problems Iraq is experiencing now.

Recommendations

1- The book can be referred to the Iraqi Ministry of Environment, for reading and making conclusions.
2- It can be kept in a library, for civil education

The State of the World
A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society-1994

1- The book deals with the maximum limits of the earth, re-planning of forests planning, protection of oceans, re- forming of energy industry, the re- invention of transportation, the use of computers for environmental purposes, estimating the environmental health risks, eradicating the traces of the armament race, rebuilding of the world bank and the confrontation of food security absence.
2- The book is useful and can be a source of knowledge for the post- graduate students and educated people.
3- It has some connection with the environmental problems Iraq is experiencing now.

Recommendations

1- The book can be referred to the Iraqi Ministry of Environment, for reading and making conclusions.
2- It can be kept in a library, for civil education
3- Chapter nine deals with the rebuilding of the World Bank, and I suggest referring it to the Ministry of Finance and Iraqi International bank.


State of the World
A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society-1997

1- This book deals with: the legacy of Rio, facing the prospects of food scarcity, preserving global cropland, preventing chronic disease in developing countries, tracking the ecology of climate change, valuing nature’s services, transforming security, reforming subsidies and learning from the ozone experience.

2-The book is useful and can be a source of knowledge for the post- graduate students and educated people.

3-It has some connection with the environmental problems Iraq is experiencing now.

Recommendations

1-The book can be referred to the Iraqi Ministry of Environment, for reading and making conclusions.
2-It can be kept in a library, for civil education
3-Chapter Four deals with preventing chronic diseases in developing countries. I suggest referring it to the Ministry of Health, to read it and make use of the issues involved.
4- Chapter seven deals with security issues, I suggest referring it to the Ministry of Interior or Defense.


Out of our Past

The forces that Shaped Modern America

This book deals with the followings:

The beginnings of America Establishment, the wakefulness of the American nationality, a new kind of revolution, for the sake of making a more unique federation, the greatest experience, the American tragedy, finding a new nation, dawn without noon, machinery, men and socialism, a unity despite of pluralism, the cities of marble and the waves of the golden seeds, new forthcoming world, the third American revolution, forming the American families, creating a world power, a critical bibliographic assay, the beginnings, the wakefulness of the American nationality, a new kind of revolution, for the sake of more unique federation, the greatest experience, the American tragedy, finding a new nation, dawn without noon, machinery, men and socialism, a unity despite of pluralism, the cities of marble and the waves of the golden seeds, a new forthcoming world, the third American revolution, forming the American families, creating a world power

Recommendations
1- This book talks about the history of America, and most of people in Iraq have no idea about the creation of this world, as people and as a super power. I recommend presenting the information of this book as a series through different information media.
2- This book is useful and can be kept in a library to be read by Iraqi educated people.
3- This book has nothing to do with the actual current situation in Iraq.



Markets or Governments

Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives

1- This book deals with the major economic choice, the failure of the market, the failure of non-market, the conditions of supply and demand, the failure of non-market: its kinds, sources and mechanisms, the failure of non-market and the analysis of the general policies, A comparison between the market and non-market alternatives: the general considerations and the experimental aspects, conclusions: the choice between the market and governments, Demand and Supply and the non-market equilibriums and a survey of comparisons to offer services in the public and private sectors.
2- This book aims at suggesting how the methods used in comparing the pros and cons of each of the markets and the governments can be improved, and then, hopefully, to reach better evaluations and alternatives.

Recommendations

1- This book is useful for the students of the College of Economics and Administration- Fourth year.
2- It is also useful for the post-graduate and high- studies students of Economics.
3- This book can be used by Iraqi businessmen and traders.
4- It addresses some issues that can be applied to the current economic and market events in Iraq.


Comparative Politics Today

This book deals with: The study of the comparative politics, the environment of the political system, the political rehabilitation and culture, the political employment and structure, the groups of interests and gathering of interests, gathering of interests and the political parties, government and policy making, The general policy, politics in England, politics in France, politics in Germany, politics in Japan, politics in the Soviet Union, politics in China, politics in Mexico, politics in Africa and politics in the United States.

Recommendations:

1- This book can be taught in the College of Political Sciences.
2- It is very useful for higher- studies students in politics and post graduate students.
3- All Iraqi politicians can make use of this book.
4- This book can be kept in a library to be read by educated people.


The Classics of Administration and the Organizational Behavior

This book deals with the following;

The fundamentals of understanding administration and organizational behavior, the processes of the classical administration, the individual behavior conduct, group behavior conduct and organizational behavior conduct.

Recommendations

1- This book is useful for the College of Economics and Administration.
2- It can be placed in a library to be read by Iraqi educated people.


The New World Order

Sovereignty Borders, Human Rights, Deciding the Fates of Peoples

This book deals with: Human Rights and fate determination, expanding sovereignty domain, fate determination in today's world, sovereignty without nationality: a critical evaluation of the minority rights, passing the example of the National State. Fate determination and secession in the Islamic thought, Fate determination as consuetudinary judgment, the problems of ambiguity and classification in the application of human law, United Nations operations to keep peace in the internal conflict situations, human rights, democracy and peace keeping operations and human rights and assistances.

Recommendations:

1- The book can be taught in the College of political Sciences and law.
2- It is useful for the post – graduate students and higher studies in human rights.
3- It can be adopted by the Ministry of Human Rights to update its references involved.
4- It can be placed in a library to be read b educated people.


Government, Ethics and Directors

The Guide to Solve the Moral dilemmas in the Public Sector

This book deals with:
The problems of the moral practice of government, the motives of the immoral practice, the cost of bribery, some hints about official employees, the corrupted, the employee and the moralist, probity list, the moral practice conduct of the government through laws and rules and four fundamental elements of the government moral practice.

Recommendations

1- The subject of this book is of great importance to the current situation in Iraq, where bribery and corruption are widely spread in the majority of the public institutions. I recommend referring this book to the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs so that it can be generalized to all other officials in the government.
2- This book is also useful for the students of law and human rights.
3- It can be placed in a library to be read by educated people.


Towards A Global Village
International Community Development Initiatives


This book deals with the following:
1- The conceptions of the development initiatives established for society, which refer to the direct and common activities of the non-governmental organizations, common groups, and local authorities, to enhance the international development process.
2- The achievements of the development initiatives established for human societies.
3- The tools of the initiatives, which affect the international issues, like (education, projects support, administrative & technical help, organization, institutions, international agreements, subsidies…etc).
4- Tackling the international issues like (environmental protection, human rights, resisting the racial discrimination…etc).
5- The elements led to a rise the development initiatives like international elements and others.
6- Responses of the non-governmental organizations, civil society institutions, local authorities, national governments, international organizations, and woman organizations to the development initiatives.
7- The challenges of the 21st century.

Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to the College of Information, College of Administration and Economy.
2- This book is a good source for the non-governmental organizations and civil society institutions.
Total Quality Management
Strategies and Techniques proven at today’s most successful companies

This book highlights on the following topics:
1- New administration sample.
2- The leadership.
3- The concentration on the customer.
4- Strategic planning.
5- The administration.
6- Making the employees participate.
7- Training.
8- Bonus and reward.
9- Taking an interest in employees.
10- Communication with the costumer.
11- Designing the products and services.
12- Administrating the process.
13- The kind of the provider.
14- Gathering data and analysis.
15- Calibration.
16- The responsibility of the company and citizenship.
17- The evaluations of the system.
18- Transition to the new administration sample.

Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to the college of the Administration and Economy
2- This book is a good reference to Ministry of Trade.


The Proficiency of Administration
In the American Companies
Lectures from the companies concerned first in employees


This book deals with following:

1- The strategic and organizational reasons led to the superiority of the American companies.
2- The companies’ performances according to the opinions of the higher administration men in addition to medium administration men.

Recommendations:

3- This book can be referred to the College of Administration and Economy.
4- This book is a good source to the commercial unions and assemblies.


The Myth of the Modern Presidency


This book addresses the following topics:
1- The history of the modern presidency.
2- The constitutional presidency.
3- The arrangement of the legislative priorities: the presidential leadership and the process of preparing budget.
4- The administrative responsibility.
5- Making the external policy: the constitutional item and the political importance.
6- The theoretical origins to the modern liberation executive power.
7- The democratic executive power and keeping the government restricted by constitution.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference to draft the constitution.
2- This book can be referred to College of Political Science, Administration and Economy.


The Inner Ocean
Individualism and democratic Culture

This book addresses the following:
1- The moral distinctiveness for the representative democracy.
2- Remarks on the procedures of constitutional democracy.
3- The democratic individualism and the political claims.
4- Thinking of the human extinction (1): nuclear weapon and individual rights.
5- Thinking of the human extinction (2): Nietzsche and Heidegger.
6- Thinking of the human extinction (3): Emerson and Whitman.
7- The liberal contract: individualism, war, and constitution.
8- The political evil.
9- Individualism, communitarianism, and docility.
10- Whitman and the culture of the democracy.


Recommendations:
1- This book is a good source for all the organizations concerned in democracy, human rights, and this book is a good reference to draft the constitution.
2- This book can be referred to College of Political Science.



The Administrative Leadership
Group’s attitudes of higher executive mangers

This book deals with the following:
1- The status of the American Administration.
2- The importance of the values.
3- The international leadership.
4- Opinions about making changes.
5- Policies of leadership.


Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to College of Administration and Economy, and College of Political Sciences.
2- This book is a good source for different kinds of organizations and groups.


Population and Development
Old Debates and New conclusions

This book deals with the following:
1- The population and development from the historical point of view.
2- The population development and poverty.
3- The population, environment and the developing connections.
4- Investing the next generation.
5- Risk, delivery and rights.
6- The international immigration, birthrate and development.
7- The governments, population and poverty.


Recommendations:

1- This book can be referred to College of Administration and Economy, and college of Law.
2- This book is a good source to the organizations interested in the Human Rights, woman issues, and child issues.


Changing Courses
A Global Business Perspective on Development and the Environment

This book highlights on the following topics:
1- The business of sustainable development.
2- Pricing the environment: markets, costs, and instruments.
3- Energy and the marketplace.
4- Capital markets: financing sustainable development.
5- Trade and sustainable development.
6- Managing corporate change.
7- The innovation process.
8- Technology cooperation.
9- Sustainable management of renewable resources: agriculture and forestry.
10- Leadership for sustainable development in developing countries.
11- Managing change in business.
12- Managing business partnership.
13- Managing stakeholder partnerships.
14- Managing financial partnership.
15- Managing cleaner production.
16- Managing cleaner products.
17- Managing sustainable resources use.

Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to College of Administration and Economy, ministry of finance, environment, and trade.
This book is a good reference to non-governmental organizations.
The comparative Public Policies
The Polities of Social Choice in America, Europe, and Japan

This book addresses the following topics:
1- The polity of the social choice.
2- The education policy.
3- The health policy.
4- The population policy.
5- The economic policy.
6- Tax policy.
7- Income maintenance policy.
8- The civil planning.
9- The environmental policy.
10- The political contradictions in the prosperous countries.

Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to College of Economy and Administration, political Sciences.
2- This book is a good reference to Ministry of Education, Higher Education, Health, Finance, housing and Construction, Justice, Environment, and planning.
3- This book is a good reference to non-governmental organizations and civil society institutions.


Emerson’s Essays


This book highlights on the following topics:
1- History.
2- Self- dependence.
3- Recompense.
4- The spiritual laws.
5- Love.
6- Friendship.
7- Management.
8- Heroism.
9- Supreme Spirit.
10- Circles.
11- Thought.
12- Art.
13- The poet.
14- The experience.
15- The personality.
16- The good behavior.
17- The presents.
18- The nature.
19- The policy.
20- Nominal and realistic.
21- Reformist of New England.

Recommendations:
1- This book has nothing important with the Iraqi situation.
2- This book can be kept in Library.


The Media Game
American Polities in the Television Age

This book highlights on the following topics:
1- The American policy in the television age.
2- News mass media.
3- The political men.
4- Electors.
5- Evolution of the researches about the media effect.
6- The compound effects of the television in the public opinion.
7- The influences of the political campaigns.
8- The public opinion and the governance power.
9- Reforming the system.
10- The monitoring role of the mass media.


Recommendations:
1- This book can be referred to College of information.
2- It is a good reference to the Ministry of Information.


Basic Reading in the American Democracy

This book addresses the following topics:
1- The declaration of independence in 1776.
2- The establishment of a government.
3- The growth of the American society.
4- The crises of the federation
5- Industry in America.
6- On the way, from slavery to freedom.
7- The freedom of expression.
8- Facing the world.
9- Cold War issues.
10- A more universal America.
11- An incessant vitality.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference to any organizations, assemblies or institutions whose interests are the application of the democratic principles.
2- This book is important to the students of the College of Political Sciences.
3- It can be placed in a library to be read by Iraqi educated people.



Citizen Politics
In Western Democracies

Public opinion and political parties in the United States, Great Britain, West Germany, and France

This book deals with the following issues:
1- The policy and people.
2- The political trends.
3- The voting relations
4- The democracy future.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference for all organizations, assemblies and institutions concerned in democracy.
2- This book can be used to draft the constitutions.
3- This book can be referred to College of Political Sciences, Information.


Selections from the American Thought

Words that moved a nation

This book highlights on the following topics:
1- Colonial days and the revolution.
2- The new nation.
3- Antebellum America: Reform and Expansion.
4- Prelude to war.
5- The civil war.
6- After the civil war.
7- The progressive age.
8- The World War I and the situation after it.
9- The depression and the World War II.
10- After the World War II.
11- Difficult times.
12- Contemporary times.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference for the American History and it can be referred to College of Education / Department of History to be kept in library.



The Journalist’s Guide to the Public Opinion Polls

This book addresses the following topics:
1- Opinion triangle (poll triangle).
2- Press and public opinion are always connected.
3- Abstract for the history of the public polls.
4- The appearance of the accurate press.
5- The environment of the public opinion polls today.
6- Who dose perform the poll?
7- Who dose foster the poll?
8- Selecting samples.
9- The questions.
10- Timing is everything.
11- The false of selecting samples.
12- Other sources of false.
13- The false polls.
14- The bases.
15- The numbers in the sequence of the text.
16- The political surveys.
17- The future.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference for all the institutions concerned in the poll issues.
2- This book can be referred to College of Information, and Ministry of Planning.



The Constitutionalism and Democracy
Study in Rationalism and Social Change


This book highlights on: democracy as a casual outcome for disputes, the conclusions of the constitutional choice, the liberal constitutionalism, democracy and rule of law, new federalism, and the American constitutionalism.

Recommendations:
This book is a good reference to the institutions concerned in drafting constitutions and all the institutions, assemblies, and organizations concerned in democracy.


Religion and American Culture

This book deals with:

Christianity and American origins, the era of democratic resurgence, the progressed Protestant America (1860-1917), the pluralistic America (1860- 1917), the traditional religion and the American culture of the twentieth century, the return to the belief and the search for the unanimity (1941-1963), the expansion of the major current, the divided America- a nation looking for a spirit. From the decade of sixties up to the decade of the eighties of the twentieth century, the Angelic development and the religion and the American culture: the expected future.


Recommendations

1- This book talks about the role of religion in affecting the American culture. It is useful for the Iraqi educated people to know how religion could form the shape of America.
2- This book can be placed in a library, and it can be sent to the College of Education or the College of Arts- History Department.





State of the World-1995

A World watch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society

This book deals with: nature borders, protecting surrounding fishing areas and job creating opportunities, sustaining mountain peoples and their environments, exploiting sun and wind, finding a sustainable economy, Setting up better buildings, confronting China ultimate frontiers, departing the country, establishing budgets for disarmament, drawing up a new world partnership.

Recommendations

1- This book can be placed in a library to be read by educated people.
2- It can be useful for the Ministry of Environment.


State of the World-1999

A Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society

This book deals with: New economy for new century, re-invention of energy system, managing economy by sustainable material, re-directing of forest products economy, planning a new course for oceans, evaluating the benefits of plant diversity, feeding nine billions, discovering a new vision for cities, wrapping up the violent struggle.


Recommendations

1- This book can be used by higher-studies students of economics and administration- College of Economics.
2- Ministry of Environment can also make use of it.
3- It can be placed in a library to be read by educated people.


The State of the World 1998

This book addresses the following:
a. The future of development.
b. Maintaining the international woods.
c. Struggling to increase the crops.
d. Recycling the organic garbage.
e. Improving the lasting fishes’ habitats.

Recommendations:
1- This book is a good reference to Ministry of Environment, Health, Agricultural, Trade, and Planning.
2- This book can be referred to College of Agriculture, and Administration and Economy.