Abstract This paper examines developments in economic institutions and the macro-economic performance of Iran since the 1979 revolution. The Iranian revolution is interpreted as a…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract In early 2002, the Iranian government began instituting a number of marketoriented reforms, including exchange rate unification, trade reforms, ratification of the law on…
Summary The Islamic revolution of 1979 heralded an expanded economic role for the Iranian state in safeguarding the revolution’s redistributive aims. However, the Iranian economy…
Abstract In this paper, we argue that without fundamental economic and political reform the long term prospects of the Iranian economy will not be bright.…
Abstract Given the relatively recent history of many of the zones in Iran – and serious lack of available information – it is probably too…
Abstract Since the late 1980s, Iran has pursued a policy of attracting foreign investment and fostering regional trade by granting favored status to the so-called…
Abstract This paper examines the transformation of the Iranian economy through the twentieth century within a global context. At the start of that century, the…
Abstract Iran is the largest economy that is not currently included in the World Trade Organization (WTO). This paper addresses why Iran has not yet…
Abstract This article looks at the current political situation in Iran, arguing that the economic crisis plays a crucial role in the continuation of political…
Summary Strict sanctions on Iran—sanctions that primarily target Iran’s key energy sector and its access to the international financial system—harmed Iran’s economy to the point…
Abstract As the Islamic Republic of Iran nears its thirtieth anniversary, the political elites in Tehran are working hard to maintain an appearance of continuity…
Abstract The Islamic Republic of Iran, a resource-rich and labor-rich country in the Middle East, is a central focus of U.S. national security policy. The…
From the publisher: Economic globalization and its counter ideology, human rights, share philosophical foundations in liberalism, in which individual rights are central. But the public/private divide…
From the publisher: When and why do states transfer nuclear technology, materials, and knowledge to other states for peaceful purposes? This question is important given the…
Abstract At the beginning of 2013 a disturbing trend of plummeting rates of economic growth in Russia continued. However low rates of economic growth followed…
