On April 3, 2014, the RAND Corporation held a half-day conference in its Washington office addressing "The Days After a Deal: Iran, its Neighbors, and U.S. Policy Following a Nuclear Agreement." As nuclear negotiations with Iran approach a deadline for a final deal this summer, the RAND conference looked ahead at some of the critical "day after" questions following a potential nuclear agreement.
Testimony presented before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on September 17, 2014.
Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region — Iraq is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. This volume examines how the Kurdistan Regional Government can assemble the core elements of a quality data system.
Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region — Iraq is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. This volume examines how the Kurdistan Regional Government can assemble the core elements of a quality data system.
Comprehensive and reliable statistics are crucial for policy formulation in any region or country. The Kurdistan Region — Iraq is hampered by the lack of such statistics as it aims to improve infrastructure, encourage private-sector development, attract foreign investment, and create a sustainable economy. This volume examines how the Kurdistan Regional Government can assemble the core elements of a quality data system.
Presents the results of a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. The authors project future supply and demand for health services, describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces including financing issues, and discusses what strategies can be pursued to move toward a more effective and higher-quality health care system.
Presents the results of a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. The authors project future supply and demand for health services, describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces including financing issues, and discusses what strategies can be pursued to move toward a more effective and higher-quality health care system.
Presents the results of a yearlong analysis of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a focus on primary care. The authors project future supply and demand for health services, describe the strengths of the health care system in the Kurdistan Region as well as the challenges it faces including financing issues, and discusses what strategies can be pursued to move toward a more effective and higher-quality health care system.
Analyzes several policy options that could help increase border security by reducing militant actions from safe havens in foreign territory, focusing on a section of the Turkish-Iraqi border that is particularly difficult to protect.
Testimony presented before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence on July 24, 2014.
RAND provided strategic priorities and recommendations for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's in-process reform of its K–12 system. The priorities are to expand capacity to meet the growing demand for education, improve instruction quality, and strengthen stakeholder accountability and incentives. Recommendations include build new schools and classrooms, improve teacher training for both practicing and new teachers, and increase instructional time.
RAND provided strategic priorities and recommendations for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's in-process reform of its K–12 system. The priorities are to expand capacity to meet the growing demand for education, improve instruction quality, and strengthen stakeholder accountability and incentives. Recommendations include build new schools and classrooms, improve teacher training for both practicing and new teachers, and increase instructional time.
RAND provided strategic priorities and recommendations for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's in-process reform of its K–12 system. The priorities are to expand capacity to meet the growing demand for education, improve instruction quality, and strengthen stakeholder accountability and incentives. Recommendations include build new schools and classrooms, improve teacher training for both practicing and new teachers, and increase instructional time.
This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq. The research is based on a variety of methods, including analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers.
This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq. The research is based on a variety of methods, including analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers.
This monograph provides strategies to reemploy civil-service workers in the private sector and to increase private-sector employment in the Kurdistan Region — Iraq. The research is based on a variety of methods, including analyses of survey data, analysis of Kurdistan regional and Iraqi national documents and laws, and a qualitative assessment of numerous conversations with government officials and private-sector employers.
