The Role of Trade Policy in Reducing Poverty in Iraq

The main content of the research is to know the nature of the relationship between trade policy and the phenomenon of poverty، as well as analyzing the relationship at the level of the Iraqi economy between trade policy tools and the phenomenon of poverty in Iraq for the period (1990-2018)، and according to the results and conclusions of the research، it was concluded that the trade policy It suffers from severe confusion، in addition to the lack of a clear vision، which pushed negatively towards increased trade exposure، which revealed the high level of imports against the export of one commodity (crude oil)، which created structural imbalances in economic growth and a real obstacle to development policy، as well as Making Iraq more sensitive to external shocks، and this confusion in this policy had negative repercussions on the reality of poverty in the country، and more precisely، this policy did not contribute effectively and tangibly to alleviating poverty in Iraq during the studied period.