Mathematics and Statistics Vol. 5(1), pp. 25 - 32
DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050104
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Social Development of Iraqi Governorates in Comparison

Iftikhar I. M. Naqash ^*
University of Mustansiriya, Iraq

ABSTRACT

Inequitable distribution of investment funds on governorates and the autonomy of the Kurdistan Region with own investment policy are often mentioned as the main causes of the huge regional differences in social development in Iraq. In this paper, the differences in social development among 18 Iraqi governorates will be analyzed by using two different methods: first, 12 indicators of education, health and economic level are given equal weights and the length of the distance between every governorate and the governorate with the maximum standardized score for each individual indicator is combined into a Composite Regional Social Development Index (CRSDI_equal); second, unequal weights are given for each indicator depending on the indicator's loading in the first principal component to identify the weight of that indicator in a Composite Regional Social Development Index (CRSDI_unequal). Both methods will result in the same ranking of the 18 governorates with respect to their social development level.

KEYWORDS
Social Development, Social Index, Composite Regional Social Development Index, Principal Component, Human Development Index, Physical quality of Life Index

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[1] Iftikhar I. M. Naqash , "Social Development of Iraqi Governorates in Comparison," Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 25 - 32, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050104.

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Iftikhar I. M. Naqash (2017). Social Development of Iraqi Governorates in Comparison. Mathematics and Statistics, 5(1), 25 - 32. DOI: 10.13189/ms.2017.050104.