Coalition Provisional Authority

The expenditures were made in an open, transparent manner.

The expenditures were subject to the supervision of a blue ribbon panel of international financial experts, the IAMB.

Spending decisions were to be made with meaningful Iraqi input.

The funds were to be managed in an open, transparent fashion.

The CPA was to submit to oversight from the , a blue ribbon panel of senior international banking experts.

International Advisory and Monitoring Board

(21 April 2003 – 12 May 2003)
as Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance

Jay Garner

Paul Bremer

Richard Jones (U.S. diplomat)

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483

Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund

Reconstruction of Iraq

Provisional governments

Development Fund for Iraq

Coalition Provisional Authority Program Review Board

International Advisory and Monitoring Board

KPMG audit of the Development Fund for Iraq

The Washington Monthly, December 2003.

Who's Who in the Coalition Provisional Authority

Archived site carrying CPA news releases, mission statements and budgets.

Coalition Provisional Authority

(See right column for weekly updates.)

USAID Assistance for Iraq Homepage

Overview of CPA Orders Affecting Iraq's Commercial Law

12 July 2010.

Coalition Provisional Authority - Development Fund for Iraq Introduction

Iraq Project and Contracting Office Website

Global Justice Project: Iraq

Archived 20 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine

Iraq's Economy Past, Present and Future

The Washington Post, 23 September 2003.

Crossed Wires Deprived Iraqis of Electric Power: War Plans Ignored Worn Infrastructure

an English translation of Iraq's Interim Constitution.

Iraq - Transitional Administrative Law

an explanation of current common national practices regarding foreign direct investment and foreign ownership in OECD nations, including WTO regulations.

Foreign Direct Investment Restrictions in OECD Countries

OECD, 2004.

Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard in International Investment Law

: the Wall St Journal on Iraq's looming "independence". (13 May 2004).

U.S. Tightens Grip On Iraq's Future

The Washington Post, 22 May 2004.

In Iraq, the Job Opportunity of a Lifetime: Managing a $13 Billion Budget With No Experience

Archived 20 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine.

Boston Globe article that recounts questionable fiscal management on the part of the CPA

The Washington Post, 4 July 2004.

U.S. Funds for Iraq Are Largely Unspent

(to 30 June 2006).

A Historic Review of CPA Accomplishments

: 20 April 2005, sponsored by the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security at the University of Illinois.

Video Seminar on Iraq Coalition Politics

Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2005.

Rules and Cash Flew Out the Window

Reuters, 5 June 2005.

Iraq too dependent on Oil Revenue - govt

Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2005.

Iraqis Look at Cuts in Payroll

Bechtel Iraq Reconstruction Contracts Page

an independent review of the Bechtel water rehabilitation work.

Bechtel's Dry Run (.pdf)

The Guardian, 7 July 2005.

So, Mr Bremer, where did all the money go?

The Washington Post, 26 July 2004.

U.S. Using Cash as a Defensive Weapon

12 December 2005.

U.S. Presidential Discussion of War on Terror and Upcoming Iraqi Election

Tony Sodaro's "Iraqi Blog" after CPA, 03 October 2008

Chandrasekaran, Rajiv, , The Washington Post, 17 September 2006.

Ties to GOP Trumped Know-How Among Staff Sent to Rebuild Iraq

The RAND Corporation, 2009. By James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Benjamin Runkle, Sidd harth Mohandas.

Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority

Rathmell, Andrew, Olga Oliker, Terrence K. Kelly, David Brannan, and Keith Crane, eds. Developing Iraq’s Security Sector: The Coalition Provisional Authority’s Experience. MG-365-OSD. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2005.

Official Web Page of the Coalition Provisional Authority

CPA Changes to Iraqi Law imposed after 2003 invasion