Kurdistan’s Economic Development: Exploring the Contribution of Economics Education
Authors: Waqar Ahmad1 & Osman Sahin2
1Department of Business Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
2Department of Business Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
Abstract:The newly formed Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI) has embarked on a fast pace on economic development so as to give a great future to all its residents. Todaro & Smith (2015) the great scholars on economic development give us the theoretical module consisting of Eight Goals (8G – ED) that constitute holistic economic development for a region or a country. This requires that graduates in both public and private universities taking courses in economics education should be aware of these 8G – ED. Hence, both the government and citizens can have an agreed understanding of what makes economic development relevant to 21st century. This qualitative paper will demonstrate how the integration of governance and economic education to bring about concrete changes in the policies as well as business practices in Kurdistan will make of residents take in the economic for the welfare of the region. The overall aim of this study is to determine in what ways economic education with 8G-ED can contribute constructively to Kurdistan economic development.
Keywords: Kurdistan Economic Development, Economic Education, Higher Education, 8 Goals of Economic Development
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