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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781377803321

Autore

Pesaran Evaleila

Titolo

Iran's struggle for economic independence : reform and counter-reform in the post-revolutionary era / / Evaleila Pesaran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-73556-9

1-283-24176-5

9786613241764

1-136-73557-7

0-203-81835-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

The Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series

Disciplina

330.955

Soggetti

Investments, Foreign - Iran

Iran Economic conditions 1979-1997

Iran Economic conditions 1997-

Iran Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Iran's Struggle for Economic Independence Reform and counter-reform in the post-revolutionary era; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Note on transliteration; Introduction; 1 Reform and counter-reform: the theoretical framework; 2 Tracing the desire for economic independence; 3 Consolidating the post-revolutionary economic system; 4 Redefining revolutionary goals; 5 Moving toward reform; 6 Resurrecting the Revolution; 7 Negotiating the path of counter-reform; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

It is often assumed that Iran must necessarily submit to the forces of globalization and liberalize its economy, but the country's ruling elites have continued throughout the post-revolutionary era to resist these pressures for neo-liberal economic reform, seeking to survive in the battlefield of today's globalizing economy whilst remaining loyal to their own rules of engagement. This book analyzes the dynamics of



economic reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran as they have played out in this post-revolutionary struggle for economic independence from 1979 up to the present day. It shows how