The Economy of Iran The Dilemma of an Islamic State

by Alizadeh, Parvin

• ISBN13: 9781860644641
• ISBN10: 1860644643
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-21
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

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 in the 1980s and 1990s deteriorated markedly, and the state's enlarged role in the economy has been accompanied by acute macroeconomic instability and a sharp decline in the standard of living. This book of original essays identifies the principal issues, social, economic, and political, that have shaped and determined Iran's economic performance since the revolution.

Author Biography

Parvin Alizadeh is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at London Guildhall University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Notes on the Contributors	viii
Introduction	1	(28)
Parvin Alizadeh
Part One: Macroeconomic Policies and Performance
Dilemmas and Prospects for Economic Reform and Reconstruction in Iran	29	(34)
Hassan Hakimian
Massoud Karshenas
Economic Trends and Macroeconomic Policies in Post-Revolutionary Iran	63	(37)
M. Hashem Pesaran
From Populism to Economic Liberalism: The Iranian Predicament	100	(45)
Sohrab Behdad
Part Two: Factors Influencing Economic Performance
Agents or Obstacles? Parastatal Foundations and Challenges for Iranian Development	145	(32)
Suzanne Maloney
Population Dynamics in Post-Revolutionary Iran: A Re-examination of Evidence	177	(27)
Hassan Hakimian
The Effect of Non-Economic Factors in the Process of Production in Iran	204	(29)
Seyed Morteza Afghah
Part Three: Women's Social Participation
Women's Socio-Economic Participation and Iran's Changing Political Economy	233	(28)
Valentine M. Moghadam
The State and the Social Position of Women: Female Employment in Post-Revolutionary Iran	261	(27)
Parvin Alizadeh
Bibliography	288	(11)
Index	299