Analysis of the Impact of Democracy on Economic Growth in Selected Countries with a Special Reference to Iraq “Statistical study By Utilizing SPSS”

Recently, there has appeared a clear controversy in the relationship between democracy and economic growth. Many researchers have published researches focusing on the relationship between democracy and economic growth, especially in Eastern Europe and Latin America where the features of democratization such as civil liberties, human right, political participation and peaceful transition of power based on the results of the elections and constitutional rules have prevailed. Although Iraq has applied the concepts of democracy since 2003, The Iraqi situation especially in relationship between the democratic transition and the economic growth has not been tackled. Therefore, this research is trying to tackle the impact of the democratic experience on the economic growth in Iraq, whether the impact is positive or negative. In order to realize the results, our research question is what is the impact of the democratic experience on the economic growth in Iraq? Is it positive or negative? The research depends on a fundamental hypothesis that shows that the democratic transition in Iraq has positive impacts on increasing economic growth by depending on Arab Democracy Barometer Wave III 2012-2014 and “SPSS” through a questionnaire, polls, survey and interviews with sufficient number of Iraqis. The results of study have shown that the democratic transition in Iraq has positive effects in enhancing economic growth despite the political and security instability and terrorist attacks there; thus it is supports our hypothesis.