ملخص الدراسة:

In history ,the emergence of state have connected ,in its modern shape ,with the development which occurred in the political system in Europe since sixteenth century . In that time ,the state imposed its power on the feudalism princes and reduced its authority . Therefore , it emerge three types for the state .The first was the welfare state ,the second socialism ,and the third was the developing state . The role of state in society is considered to be very important ,especially in distribution the national income for the benefit of justice .In Iraq there was and still there is no real role in dealing with the problem of poverty, reform the infrastructure and carrying out the justice . The research concentrated on the poverty and how to measure it in Iraq , in addition to showing the state role in Iraq economy . Also ,there was a connection between the state role in improving the poverty in Iraq and the decided strategies and policies to solve that , namely ;-The Ration Card- Redistribution of income-Get rid of corruption-Return of public sector role –-Short – run Borrowing