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Stories from 2004-10-09

Messy Business: The Crumbling Of Iraqi State-Run Industry

Rory McCarthy | Guardian | October 9, 2004

For all the talk of the rapid reconstruction of Iraq, this is the central dilemma facing Hajim al-Hassani, the man now in charge of Iraq's industry. Most of the industries he oversees are hugely inefficient and over-staffed, but sacking thousands of workers would only worsen the already dangerous security crisis. [more]

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