Research Catalog

Title

Living conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 / Keith Crane ... [et al.].

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Crane, Keith, 1953-
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Description

xvii, 68 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.

Summary

The local population is the center of gravity in counterinsurgency, and the first step toward winning the population is to understand it. Security forces must know the people's concerns, hopes, grievances - how families and individuals think and live. To gain a better understanding of the lives of the people in Iraq's Anbar Province (once one of the most violent areas in the country), RAND carried out a survey of living conditions in the province, conducting face-to-face interviews with a random sample of 1,200 heads of Anbari households. Building on a 2004 United Nations Development Programme survey, the 2008 survey asked questions about demographics, employment, income and standards of living, education, health, housing and public infrastructure, the effects of war, and agriculture. The survey findings reveal that many improvements have occurred since 2004. However, the data also expose the extent to which Anbari households have suffered from the effects of war, including the death, disappearance, detainment, arrest, and displacement of family members. The survey findings should foster greater understanding of current conditions in al-Anbar and help identify areas on which to focus future assistance.

Series Statement

Technical report / Rand Corporation

Uniform Title

Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-715-MCIA.

Subjects

• Anbār (Iraq : Province) > Social conditions
• Social indicators > Iraq > Anbār (Province)
• Economic indicators > Iraq > Anbār (Province)
• Anbār (Iraq : Province) > Economic conditions
• Quality of life > Iraq > Anbār (Province)

Note

• "Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense."
• "Rand National Defense Research Institute."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also issued online.

Call Number

JBF 09-787

ISBN

• 9780833047526 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833047523 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009029223

OCLC

428895701

Title

Living conditions in Anbar Province in June 2008 / Keith Crane ... [et al.].

Imprint

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.

Series

Technical report / Rand Corporation

Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; TR-715-MCIA.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).

Additional Formats

Also issued online.

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Link to electronic version

Added Author

Crane, Keith, 1953-

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Research Call Number

JBF 09-787