Measuring and Analyzing the Impact of the Relationship between Poverty Phenomenon and Disparities in the Distribution of Income Iraq a Standard Study for the Period (2003-2016)

The purpose of the paper is to explore measure and analyze the impact of unequal distribution of income and its impact of poverty in Iraq. Poverty is a multidimensional concept and it has various antecedents and consequences. The importance of poverty as a social issue is undoubted and it is among the millennium development goals of United Nations too to eradicate poverty from the world. Present study is focused on the determination of possible link between inequality in distribution of income in Iraq and its possible aftermaths on the phenomenon of poverty. Detailed review of the literature has been performed in order to establish the conceptual foundation of poverty and Disparities in the Distribution of Income in Iraq, which is supported by secondary data. The findings of the present study can be used for the government officials, policy makers and organizations working for socioeconomic development through poverty reduction in Iraq, moreover, the study also presented a model for less developed countries like Iraq to make the findings of this study as benchmark. The paper is concluded not before some of the suggestions and policy guidelines are proposed to reduce the gap caused by disparities in the distribution of Income in Iraq.