الصناعة التحويلية في العراق وإمكانيات التنويع بالاستفادة من تجارب دول مختارة

"The manufacturing industry in Iraq and the possibilities of diversification by benefiting from the experiences of selected countries"

Abstract:
The manufacturing sector is one of the main sectors in the development of the economies of modern industrialized countries, as it is a major driver in diversifying their economies, as it guarantees increased value added and helps in achieving self-sufficiency in goods and products from the country’s exports, which improves economic balances and contributes to its progress and contributes to raising the level of income Individuals and has the ability to absorb the surplus workforce, which reduces the economic and social problems that the society suffers from. Therefore, we find that it sought to develop a set of industrial strategies and policies (horizontal, vertical) to achieve industrial diversification in the manufacturing sector by mobilizing all financial, human and natural resources.
In Iraq, the manufacturing industry suffers from problems and obstacles that have caused a severe decline in its economic performance. Therefore, reforming general economic policies and providing an integrated investment environment may contribute to diversifying its production structure, raising the added value of the manufacturing sector, providing job opportunities, and increasing the competitiveness of industrial goods and products.
Therefore, the study aims to introduce the concepts of economic diversification, industrial diversification, and the most important industrial strategies and policies that are followed to achieve industrial development. The research also dealt with three selected international experiences: (Malaysia, Chile, and Indonesia). After that, the economic and industrial reality in Iraq and the possibility of benefiting from the experiences of those countries were analyzed, and the most important justifications and motives for diversification in the manufacturing industry in Iraq were taken. The study concluded that the sample countries achieved remarkable success in diversifying the manufacturing industry by discovering new competitive advantages away from oil and copper, to shift from rentier countries that depend on the revenues of their natural resources to industrial countries through their commitment to industrial policies and strategies (vertical and horizontal) aimed at diversification, and by exploiting them Natural and human resources and geographical location to advance the economic reality suffered by those countries.
Keywords: The manufacturing industry, of economic diversification

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