1st Edition

Iran and the Global Economy Petro Populism, Islam and Economic Sanctions

Edited By Parvin Alizadeh, Hassan Hakimian Copyright 2014
240 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

238 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

240 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The relationship between religion and the state has entered a new phase ever since the Iranian Revolution more than three decades ago. The recent mass uprisings against autocratic rulers in the Arab world have highlighted the potency of Islamist forces in post-revolutionary societies in the region, a force arguably unlocked first by Iran’s version of the ‘spring’ three decades ago. The economic... Read more

Introduction Parvin Alizadeh and Hassan Hakimian  1. One Hundred Years of Oil Income and the Iranian Economy: A Curse or A Blessing? Kamiar Mohaddes and M. Hashem Pesaran  2. Institutional Change, Policy Challenges and Macroeconomic Performance: 1979-2004 Hassan Hakimian  3. The Political Economy of Petro Populism and Reform, 1997-2011 Parvin Alizadeh  4. Iran’s Free Trade Zones: Back Doors to the International Economy? Hassan Hakimian  5. The Role of Government in the Iranian Banking System, 2001-2011 Sima Motamen-Samadian  6. The Development of Iran’s Auto Industry in a Comparative Perspective Parvin Alizadeh  7. The Iranian Economy in the Shadow of Sanctions Nader Habibi  8. Wage Discrimination against Women in Iran Moaven Razavi and Nader Habibi

Biography

Parvin Alizadeh is a lecturer of Economics and a coordinator of studies at Boston University’s study abroad program in London. She held the position of a Principal Lecturer in Economics at London Metropolitan University during 1990-2011.

Hassan Hakimian is a Reader in Economics and Director of the London Middle East Institute at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.