Economy
Farhad Tarahami; Fatemeh Bazzazan
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 69-92
Abstract
The content of the book "Resistance Economics, from Theory to Practice" includes theoretical foundations and challenges in the field of resistance economy, the conditions for its realization and its achievements. In this regard, using a 6-loop management model, a theoretical and a practical review of ...
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The content of the book "Resistance Economics, from Theory to Practice" includes theoretical foundations and challenges in the field of resistance economy, the conditions for its realization and its achievements. In this regard, using a 6-loop management model, a theoretical and a practical review of the resistance economy has been studied. Model loops include: leadership and management, decrease dependencies, modifying structures, infrastructure development, people-centered and communications, and global interactions. The structure of the book is news-based and sermon, and economic analysis has not been used. The lack of use of up-to-date statistics, measuring instruments in economics, and inadequate analysis of the structure of the Iranian economy, are its shortcomings. In general, the book can be used to gain general information on the resistance economics and the problems of the Iranian economy. However, in the field of economic analysis, especially the subject of literature and the scientific tools used, there are many deficiencies.
Economy
Mehdi Hajamini; Mohammad Ali Aboutorabi
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 93-114
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Although the birth of the first specialized development theories has so far lasted less than a century, the evolution of these theories has been controversial. While each theory attempts to explain the reasons behindthe development and underdevelopment, it has been criticized by more recent theories, ...
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Although the birth of the first specialized development theories has so far lasted less than a century, the evolution of these theories has been controversial. While each theory attempts to explain the reasons behindthe development and underdevelopment, it has been criticized by more recent theories, and hence the development economics is continuously developing. Meanwhile, perspectives of Dependency and Post-development regard other perspectives as a set of pessimistic, homological, and colonial theories, and called them “Theories of Western Development” and rejected them. The book of “Imagining the Post-Development Era” contains articles with different perspectives, but the book's theme and the ideas are based on Dependency and Post-development perspectives. The present paper seeks to develop the understanding of development. In addition, it offers suggestions for writing and editing similar books in the future.
Economy
Seyyed Ehsan Khondouzi; Mohsen Moghiseh
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 115-138
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The relationship between the financial and real sector has always been a major concern in economic development programs and has been the topic of the theoretical controversy. The analysis of the text of the First Development Plan's sixth Development Law document shows that the gradual approach to financial ...
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The relationship between the financial and real sector has always been a major concern in economic development programs and has been the topic of the theoretical controversy. The analysis of the text of the First Development Plan's sixth Development Law document shows that the gradual approach to financial guidance in favor of the real-life objectives is to replace financial liberalization. Indeed, in spite of the fact that Iran's financial support base is in the past few decades, we have not had a successful experience in supporting the production sector by banks and the financial sector, and even one cannot say that it was a coherent policy-oriented model. This article, by introducing some successful global experiences of the Credit Leadership Model (Japan, Germany, China, South Korea), attempts, based on the theoretical foundations of individuals such as Werner, in the form of a review of development plans, an alternative approach to support Production by the financial sector in which the government simultaneously plays a role in these financially-makers in the compilation of competitive producers in the real sector and in the management of bank credit.
Economy
Ali Zahedtalaban; Mahdi Khodaparast Mashhadi; Ahmad Sabahi; Mohamadreza Lotfalipour
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 139-165
Abstract
So far, relatively a few studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of tariff rates on total imports of countries, which do not have consistent results. In this paper, we examine the actual effects of tariff and currency rates on the import demand function. For this purpose, based on the theory ...
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So far, relatively a few studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of tariff rates on total imports of countries, which do not have consistent results. In this paper, we examine the actual effects of tariff and currency rates on the import demand function. For this purpose, based on the theory of demand and by applying relevant econometric techniques, we estimated the import demand function and regressed it to gross domestic product (GDP), relative price of imported goods, tariff rates, and the price of currency through the Auto Regressive Distributed Lags (ARDL) method. The results show that the imports have a positive correlation with GDP and a negative correlation with relative prices, exchange and tariff rates which are consistent with the theory. Long-term coefficients obtained are meaningful for all variables except for tariffs, which indicate the lack of long-term effects of tariffs on import demand. This conclusion seems to be paradoxical for Iran, which has one of the most protective tariff regimes in the world. But by reviewing the bottlenecks and shortcomings of trade policy in Iran, in particular by considering inefficiency of foreign exchange policies, we can realize that the actual tariff protection is much less than what isshowon in nominal one, and therefore, the estimated result for tariff effect is justifiable. A list of reforms and recommendation policies in line with real support of the national production are proposed at the end of paper.
Economy
Mansour Zaranezhad; Ebrahim Anvari; HamidReza Halafi
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 167-193
Abstract
Reviewing and criticizing theories of economic growth can help researchers choose the main factors affecting economic growth rate. In this research, the effect of the resilience index on economic growth in Iran has been evaluated by reviewing and criticizing the growth ideas and examining the factors ...
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Reviewing and criticizing theories of economic growth can help researchers choose the main factors affecting economic growth rate. In this research, the effect of the resilience index on economic growth in Iran has been evaluated by reviewing and criticizing the growth ideas and examining the factors affecting them. Research findings have confirmed the positive impact of this index on Iran's economic growth. The implementation of various scenarios showed that after the occurrence of shocks, the simulated economic growth had a consistent and upward trend. Implementing effective financial, currency, and monetary policies to reduce the misery rate, narrowing the scope of government activities, reducing the ratio of budget deficit to the GDP, and making reforms to the administrative and judicial infrastructure of the country are some of the suggestions that could pave the way for the promotion of economic resilience and strengthening the economic growth of Iran.
Economy
Afsaneh Shafiee
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 195-218
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This paper aims to formulate necessary policy instruments which strengthen Iran’s manufacturing activities. In this regard, a comprehensive survey was conducted to identify challenges ahead of manufacturing production and export in Iran using meta-analysis. The results showed that there are 6 major ...
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This paper aims to formulate necessary policy instruments which strengthen Iran’s manufacturing activities. In this regard, a comprehensive survey was conducted to identify challenges ahead of manufacturing production and export in Iran using meta-analysis. The results showed that there are 6 major challenges on the way of promoting manufacturing competitiveness in Iran including: increased import dependency of manufacturing production, decreasing resource (energy as well as mineral) advantages on export competitiveness, decreasing contribution of human resources on export competitiveness, decreasing reliance of manufacturing production and export on R&D as well as innovation. In this regard, there are 5 strategic policies suggested as the starting point of industrial restructuring: competition intensification, providing infrastructures supporting manufacturing production and export, making factor market more flexible, promoting added value creation capabilities, as well as provoking demand in both domestic as well export markets.
Economy
Ali Tousi; Ali Ghasemi; Hossein Dehghan Shourkand
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 219-245
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Trade and financial policies and instruments as a set of effective actions on the supply and demand of firms' products play a major role in stabilizing any economy and if gross domestic product, employment, imports and exports and inflation rate are considered as the most important macroeconomic variables, ...
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Trade and financial policies and instruments as a set of effective actions on the supply and demand of firms' products play a major role in stabilizing any economy and if gross domestic product, employment, imports and exports and inflation rate are considered as the most important macroeconomic variables, these instruments and policies will affect a significant portion of any economy. In this paper, it has been shown that the current trade and financial policies (in the last 20 years) have led to jobless growth. In addition, by using the latest statistical Input-Output table of I.R. of Iran, the impact of economic sanctions by reducing 30 percent of import of capital goods on key sectors has been calculated. Results show that in order to cope with sanction, if financial policies in key sectors change through 14.5 percent increase in banks' facilities and trade policies change through 9.3 increase in non-oil exports and 13.9 percent increase in imports of capital goods, more than 500.000 new jobs will be created and economic growth rate will increase more than 0.5 percent.
Economy
Farzad Moradpour; Mir Hadi Seyedi
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 247-271
Abstract
A decade after the adoption of the first legal text of the country regarding the rules governing the procedures for the application of Trade Contingency Protections (TCP), the text was revised last year and a new legal text replaces the previous text in this regard. However, after more than one year ...
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A decade after the adoption of the first legal text of the country regarding the rules governing the procedures for the application of Trade Contingency Protections (TCP), the text was revised last year and a new legal text replaces the previous text in this regard. However, after more than one year passed from the enforcement of new legislation, the revision of the text, albeit with significant text enhancements, has not yet been able to activate the mechanism of TCP in support of national production in Iran, due to shortcomings beyond the text although there is an increasing trend in the use of these measures in the world, which has not put our country aside from its scope. This paper with a critical view examines the functions of TCP in the world and the necessities that Iran is faced with.
Economy
Seyed Hossein Mirjalili
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 273-292
Abstract
Latin American economies have followed the development of economic structure by adopting structuralist policies since 1948. Structuralism was criticized for excessive intervention in the market mechanism to support national product and the implications of import substitution, which led to the decline ...
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Latin American economies have followed the development of economic structure by adopting structuralist policies since 1948. Structuralism was criticized for excessive intervention in the market mechanism to support national product and the implications of import substitution, which led to the decline of structuralism and the emergence of neoliberal economic policies in Latin America in the 1980s.Throughout the 1980s, neoliberal policies called Washington consensus and structural adjustment were implemented in Latin American economies. The result was the spread of poverty, inequality and imbalances, and the decline in national product.The neo-structural approach emerged from the critique of the neoliberal policies for the Latin American region and presented the so-called neo-structuralist policies for the Latin America by ECLAC for supporting the growth of national production and economic development in Latin American countries. These policies include: strengthening competitiveness, economic growth with social equity, selective support, reforming production structures, and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
Economy
Abolfazl Noferesti
Volume 18, Issue 9 , February 2019, , Pages 293-318
Abstract
The relationship between financial development and inequality is one of the topics that has been studied in many theoretical and empirical studies, but there is still no consensus among economic theorists on this. In Iran, a lot of studies have been done on the relationship ...
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The relationship between financial development and inequality is one of the topics that has been studied in many theoretical and empirical studies, but there is still no consensus among economic theorists on this. In Iran, a lot of studies have been done on the relationship between financial development and inequality. These studies are mainly based on the Greenwood and Jovanovic’s nonlinear hypothesis or the Banerjee and Newman’s negative linear hypothesis. And researchers, depending on the number of observations, the type of observation, and the functional form they used, have obtained different results in verifying one of these hypotheses. Since the late 1990s, theoretical literature on financial development and inequality has undergone a major transformation, and economic theorists have introduced new channels for the impact of financial development on inequality, which is mainly not considered in the studies carried out in Iran. In this article, firstly, the theoretical foundations of the studies conducted in Iran are criticized, and then some of the most important new approaches presented regarding the relationship between financial development and inequality are explained briefly.
Economy
Seyed Hossein Mirjalili
Volume 18, Issue 1 , April 2018, , Pages 275-299
Abstract
This book deals with the analysis of developing economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern and Central Europe which comprises about 85% of the world's population. The text is problematic and addresses the issues of developing countries in the form of a question in nineteen chapters and ...
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This book deals with the analysis of developing economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern and Central Europe which comprises about 85% of the world's population. The text is problematic and addresses the issues of developing countries in the form of a question in nineteen chapters and has responded to them. The content of the work covers most of the topics in economic development syllabus. Logical order and internal consistency exist in different sections and chapters of the book. This work is compared with the economic development by Todaro and its advantages are discussed. The report of the Commission on Growth and Development, Growth Diagnostics, Behavioral Development Economics, the method of analytic narratives and the method of controlled experiment are new issues of economic development that have not been discussed in this text. The method of evaluation is analytical-comparative through which the content of the text is compared to a well-known text for neglecting new topics discussed in the new texts of economic development.
Economy
Hamid Padash; bahman khodapanah
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 1-26
Abstract
One of the most important components of implementing resistive economy is to pay special attention to the production of primary commodities and fundamental products based on knowledge-based economy. In order to realize the resistive economy policies in Iran, there is a need ...
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One of the most important components of implementing resistive economy is to pay special attention to the production of primary commodities and fundamental products based on knowledge-based economy. In order to realize the resistive economy policies in Iran, there is a need to move from low-tech level to high- tech level productions. Business development in the sophisticated exports requires the development of technical and institutional capabilities. Hence, the present study aims to investigate and introduce the mechanisms of production of complex and sophisticated commodities in Iran according to the capability approach. After reviewing the research literature, using the complexity atlas, proposed by Hausmann and Hidalgo (2013), Iran’s position in world complex products has been analyzed. Results show that Iran has not been successful in producing complex commodities. Iran’s production and exports are often related to simple commodities, and like many other developing countries, Iran has suffered from acquiescence trap. Finally, policy suggestions have been made to improve the level of product complexity.
Economy
Farhad Tarahomi; Ali Asqar Esfandiary
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 27-50
Abstract
The content of the book "Dimensions of the Resistance Economics in the Oil Industry" includes the text of the general policies of the resistance economy, the correspondences and statements made in this regard, the history of the oil industry, and the actions taken by the Ministry of Oil in the pursuit ...
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The content of the book "Dimensions of the Resistance Economics in the Oil Industry" includes the text of the general policies of the resistance economy, the correspondences and statements made in this regard, the history of the oil industry, and the actions taken by the Ministry of Oil in the pursuit of a resistive economy. Meanwhile, an attempt has been made to define a resistance economy in line with Islamic economics although it cannot be proven. The structure of the book is news-based and disquisition-based and has not been used sufficiently from scientific sources. Therefore, there is no analysis of the relationship between the resistance economy and the oil sector. The above work is applicable to general information on resistance policies and some of the Ministry of Oil's programs in this area, and, despite the authors' views, it is not a complete reference in this field. In this regard, it has been attempted to briefly explain the axes related to the crude oil and natural gas sectors in line with the resistance economy and identify the strengths and weaknesses. The analysis included cases to which the book did not refer and could be used as an introduction to future research.
Economy
Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 51-74
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As oil sector has a great share in the Iran’s economic growth rate, the concept of economic growth shock resistance and stability has gained great momentum. The aim of this paper is to identify the shock resistance of Iran’s economic growth from 1978 to 2016 with the approach of “quality-sectoral ...
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As oil sector has a great share in the Iran’s economic growth rate, the concept of economic growth shock resistance and stability has gained great momentum. The aim of this paper is to identify the shock resistance of Iran’s economic growth from 1978 to 2016 with the approach of “quality-sectoral analysis” in the framework of growth sectoral accounting. Results show that the economic growth rate during this period has varied about 46 percent in which oil sector growth rate has a variation of 195.4 percent. It is also verified that the largest growth shocks happened in years of oil sector production quantity shocks due to an exogenous reason like oil purchase sanctions. Two years of 1981 and 2012 are eminent in this issue. On the other hand, on the event of sanctions lift or suspension in 1983 and 2016, the growth rate experienced a jump which cannot be considered as standing in the line of long run and stable growth rate, but a short-term reform happened in the growth rate. Results of the paper show that the shock of oil sector has made the economic growth unstable due to its high dependency to foreign countries as a result of governmental supply monopoly, demand monopoly and the U.S. sanctions on Iran oil exports.
Economy
Seyed Ehsan Khandoozi
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 75-95
Abstract
Part of the goals of a resistance economy is interdisciplinary, that is, it requires the cooperation of various actors in the field of policy and bureaucracy. The evidence presented in this paper shows that one of the obstacles to realize a resistance economy in Iran is the coordination failure which ...
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Part of the goals of a resistance economy is interdisciplinary, that is, it requires the cooperation of various actors in the field of policy and bureaucracy. The evidence presented in this paper shows that one of the obstacles to realize a resistance economy in Iran is the coordination failure which follows the issue of government failure in the public sector economics. This paper, while reviewing the theoretical framework of this phenomenon in the conventional literature, points to two categories of coordination failure in Iran and its effects on long-term performance indicators. Failure to implement industrial development policy, failure to improve productivity, failure to combat economic corruption, failure to manage foreign trade and imports, weakness in solving the problem of unauthorized credit institutions and lack of water governance are examples mentioned in this article. At the end, policy suggestions have been introduced to reduce the degree of coordination failures.
Economy
Masoud Darroudi
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 97-112
Abstract
The reason for non-development in the Iranian society is one of the important concepts with which Iranian thinkers have dealt in the last hundred years. It has been examined from different perspectives. The policy-making for industrial development which was pursued since Reza Shah’s government ...
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The reason for non-development in the Iranian society is one of the important concepts with which Iranian thinkers have dealt in the last hundred years. It has been examined from different perspectives. The policy-making for industrial development which was pursued since Reza Shah’s government in order to reconstruct the substructures of Iran, is one of the most important phenomena for the study of non-development. Although the study and examination of reasons of industrial development are very crucial in this regard, few works have dealt with the reasons for industrial non-development. The book “Oil, State, and Industrialization in Iran” by Massoud Karshenas (Professor at SOAS University of London) is one of the few works which deal with the reasons for inefficient industrial policy-making in Iran. Karshenas tries to study the effects of oil on the industrial policy-making in Pahlavi era with a structural approach. This article provides a critique of his approach towards the effects of oil on the industrial industrialization and its implications.
Economy
Allah Morad Seif
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 113-135
Abstract
The idea of a resistance economy, proposed by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his request to explain this idea by academics, has spurred many efforts since 2010, and many products have been published in the form of books, scientific articles, and lectures, but the main question ...
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The idea of a resistance economy, proposed by the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his request to explain this idea by academics, has spurred many efforts since 2010, and many products have been published in the form of books, scientific articles, and lectures, but the main question is how far the theory of resistance economy has been successful. This paper examines the answer to the question by focusing on the book "The Lessons of Resistance Economy” by Adel Paygami and has pointed out that there are still many areas that remain vague in the theory of resistance economy. First, the introduction and review of the overall work have been done in the form of each chapter of the book. Then, in criticizing the theme of the work, the eight titles include the definition of a resistance economy, the state and the market, the people based economy, domestic production and national production, sub-systems of the resistance economy, the relative or absolute stability of the economy, economic independence, and growth and justice have been explored. In each of these topics, it has been shown that there are important points that have been less relevant in the publications of resistance economy and in particular in the book.
Economy
Mohammad Javad Sharifzadeh
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 137-156
Abstract
The issue of failure and bankruptcy of financial institutions, especially banks, is one of the most complex legal-economic issues that has generally been addressed within the framework of the usual rules of bankruptcy in private law. The experience of financial crises, especially the crisis of 2009-2008, ...
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The issue of failure and bankruptcy of financial institutions, especially banks, is one of the most complex legal-economic issues that has generally been addressed within the framework of the usual rules of bankruptcy in private law. The experience of financial crises, especially the crisis of 2009-2008, showed that failure and bankruptcy of banks and other important financial institutions could lead to financial and economic instability. Consequently, in recent years, the issue of financial stability has become one of the main goals of economic and social policy makers, and the special system of bank failure (the so-called Resolution System) has become a pivot point of financial stability, so that many countries in the world have taken steps to create or develop a resolution system. This article, while introducing the resolution system, evaluates the legal system of Iran in terms of global standards in this field. The findings of the paper show that despite the fact that the legislators in Iran recognized the importance of the issue of bank failure and tried to partially divide the banks’ failure arrangements from the failure arrangements for other firms, the establishment of a resolution system for enhancing financial stability, and the strengthening of the economic system is urgent.
Economy
Saeed Abdi; Alireza Basiri; Yaser Soleimani; Adel Peighami
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 157-184
Abstract
The major and strategic petrochemical industry has been specially and directly addressed in Section 13th of the general policies of resistance economy. In this paper, the economic performance of the petrochemical industry has been criticized in the framework of Section 13th of general policies of resistance ...
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The major and strategic petrochemical industry has been specially and directly addressed in Section 13th of the general policies of resistance economy. In this paper, the economic performance of the petrochemical industry has been criticized in the framework of Section 13th of general policies of resistance economy, and the strategies for advancing these policies have been taken into consideration. For this purpose, the current state of the petrochemical industry has been examined and criticized, and then it is focused on the resistance economy policies referred to in the new markets. In this regard, it was found that the production items are sold exclusively in the form of exclusive sales, requiring a serious change in the sale of petrochemicals. To this end, new markets for the sale of petrochemicals based on their categorization and the import volumes of target countries and other characteristics were analyzed by statistical analysis, and thirty countries were classified according to TOPSIS method.
Economy
Vahid Moghadam; Hadi Amiri
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 185-202
Abstract
The book "Economics from Another View" by Musa Ghaninezhad is one of the few books written in Farsi in the history of economic thought. This book is written with a mental impact and with a certain intellectual orientation, which is also understandable from its title. The book is dedicated to the thoughts ...
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The book "Economics from Another View" by Musa Ghaninezhad is one of the few books written in Farsi in the history of economic thought. This book is written with a mental impact and with a certain intellectual orientation, which is also understandable from its title. The book is dedicated to the thoughts of 19 economists from Thomas Aquino to Douglas North, Coase, and Buchanan. The writer, in accordance with his intellectual spirit, has followed the Austrian school approach, reading the thoughts of these economists and highlighting their contributions and conflicts with this school. The book is more suitable for acquaintances with the economics and the history of economic thought and cannot be regarded as a textbook. At the same time, the author's goal is not to enter into the depths of economic thought, rather than introducing thoughts of unheard economists and their placement in the liberal tent to the audiences. The writer, in introducing the thoughts of famous economists such as Adam Smith, Marx, and Keynes, has value-judgments and he is not successful at assessing the value of their ideas in context of their time and progress of economics. Despite these critiques, the book is an influential text illustrating the views of a large body of influential economists on Iran's economic policy-making.
Economy
Seyed Hossein Mirjalili
Volume 17, Issue 9 , March 2018, , Pages 203-222
Abstract
The ability to absorb, withstand, or recover from adverse economic shocks makes the economy more resilient. East Asian economies were hit by the Asian financial crisis in 1997. Ten years later, these economies faced a global financial crisis in 2007. This time, despite an economic downturn due to capital ...
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The ability to absorb, withstand, or recover from adverse economic shocks makes the economy more resilient. East Asian economies were hit by the Asian financial crisis in 1997. Ten years later, these economies faced a global financial crisis in 2007. This time, despite an economic downturn due to capital outflows and a sharp drop in exports, they were resilient and resistant economies against the adverse shock. The ability of East Asian economies to recover the economy was driven by a ten-year building of the resistance economy through financial reform, structural reforms, enhancing institutional quality, and regional conditions. In this paper, beyond the financial perspective, East Asia's resilient experience in dealing with the crisis has been analyzed, and the analyses of the East Asian crisis have been criticized.
Economy
Hamid Padash
Volume 17, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 1-19
Abstract
Michael Sandel (2012) criticizes the neoliberal policies that were presented and implemented in many countries from 1970s in his book”What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets”. The writer has criticized a situation in which neoliberal policies have led to commodification and monetization ...
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Michael Sandel (2012) criticizes the neoliberal policies that were presented and implemented in many countries from 1970s in his book”What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets”. The writer has criticized a situation in which neoliberal policies have led to commodification and monetization of social relations. He shows how our daily and routine experiences have lost their social and collective aspects. The individuals assess and justify their incentives on the material profit (and loss) basis. This paper is structured in the framework of the formal critique and content critique. It is argued, in this paper, that there are important differences between these features which are not equal. But, the writer categorizes all of them in just one category and presents similar explanation for them. This is the most important critique to the book that describes itself as a book for ”how we live in the market-oriented capitalist world”.
Economy
Khosrow piraee
Volume 17, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 21-34
Abstract
In the economics of the public sector, the presence of the government in the economy is studied from two perspectives of efficiency and justice. This section of economics seeks to provide a framework for explaining whether government should intervene in the economy. It also answers the question of how ...
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In the economics of the public sector, the presence of the government in the economy is studied from two perspectives of efficiency and justice. This section of economics seeks to provide a framework for explaining whether government should intervene in the economy. It also answers the question of how far the government should play a role in the economy. In the absence of the government, can a market mechanism produce favorable results? Is the availability of appropriate and comprehensive teaching resources a prerequisite for success and high quality education? Efforts to print textbooks in the sector of public economics are necessary, essential, and appreciable. The book of Economics of Public Sector, written by Yadollah Dadgar, is a commendable effort in this field and an endeavor to compensate for the shortage of appropriate teaching resources in economics of the public sector. It has many advantages and strengths, but there are some shortcomings which their elimination can add to the richness of the book's topics. The purpose of this article is to review and evaluate the book and express its strengths and weaknesses in order to increase the efficiency of the book in question.
Economy
Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini
Volume 17, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 35-51
Abstract
This paper aims to review the “Economic Threats and Resistance Economy”. The authors believe that economic war (sanctions) is the main threat to Iran’s economy that is an instrument of exercising power. It is also noted that the economy is more vulnerable to sanctions in cyber areas, ...
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This paper aims to review the “Economic Threats and Resistance Economy”. The authors believe that economic war (sanctions) is the main threat to Iran’s economy that is an instrument of exercising power. It is also noted that the economy is more vulnerable to sanctions in cyber areas, science, and technological dependency in industrial areas and economic dependency on oil sector. Among offered proposals, establishing an economic defense system and base is more applicable.The authors’ effort on finding the links among economy, defense, and security is the most important advantage of the book. However, the book could be enhanced in terms of its statistical analysis, credibility of some references, and old statistics usage.Although the title mentions resistance economy, the text does not perpend on general policies of resistance economy. It is necessary to pay more attention to requirements and consistency of resistance economy patterns, comprehensive defense, and security pattern and its role in resistance economy. The book could be used as a secondary reference for courses like Iran’s economy and development economics. Nevertheless, a basic move is to establish academic fields like defensive economics in graduate level.
Economy
Mohammad Javad Sharifzadeh
Volume 17, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 53-70
Abstract
The idea of the proper role of the public sector (the state) in the economy has been discussed from the ancient times and due to its importance has entered the educational programs of universities around the world. This paper introduces and critically analyses Jonathan Gruber’s Book entitled “Public ...
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The idea of the proper role of the public sector (the state) in the economy has been discussed from the ancient times and due to its importance has entered the educational programs of universities around the world. This paper introduces and critically analyses Jonathan Gruber’s Book entitled “Public Finance and Public Policy”. The book is one of the most recent textbooks in the field and is used as the main textbook in the public sector economics courses in many universities. The main strengths of the book are: fulfilling the formal standards of textbooks, up-to-date contents, the author’s emphasis on the practical and experimental issues of the public finance, its logical order, and its very user friendly writing. But, the book has some important shortcomings such as: its emphasis on the Pareto approach and neglecting alternative approaches such as the Rawlsian approach or the Amarya sen`s capability approach, lack of care to the historical approach and issues, neglecting non-liberal economists’ theories (e.g. socialist theories), neglecting the specific issues of the public finance in developing countries and ignoring new scientific instruments and issues such as game theory and behavioral public finance.
