03252nam 2200661Ia 450 991081600940332120200520144314.01-136-73556-91-283-24176-597866132417641-136-73557-70-203-81835-010.4324/9780203818350 (CKB)2550000000033392(EBL)684084(OCoLC)727133372(SSID)ssj0000538115(PQKBManifestationID)11364952(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000538115(PQKBWorkID)10557907(PQKB)11597770(MiAaPQ)EBC684084(Au-PeEL)EBL684084(CaPaEBR)ebr10466535(CaONFJC)MIL324176(EXLCZ)99255000000003339220101014d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIran's struggle for economic independence reform and counter-reform in the post-revolutionary era /Evaleila PesaranFirst edition.Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ;New York, NY Routledge20111 online resource (241 p.)The Routledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-83827-4 0-415-59025-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIt 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 howRoutledge political economy of the Middle East and North Africa series.Investments, ForeignIranIranEconomic conditions1979-1997IranEconomic conditions1997-IranEconomic policyInvestments, Foreign330.955Pesaran Evaleila1639707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816009403321Iran's struggle for economic independence3982832UNINA