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The political economy of Iran underwent the fundamental transition from feudalism to modernity from the early 19th to the 20th century: a period which was a vital watershed in Iran's historical development. This book provides a critical analysis of Iran's economic, social and political development and shows how the path to modernity, far from smooth, was hindered by both internal and international factors. These included a powerful monarchy with little interest in administrative and economic reform, a large aristocracy frequently holding vital provincial governorships and frustrating effectiv

Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Epochal Transition Theory -- Chapter 2: Pre-capitalist Social Formations -- Chapter 3: Population, Urbanization and Infrastructure -- Chapter 4: Economic Forces and Transformations -- Chapter 5: State, Polity and Public Policy -- Chapter 6: Civil Society and Ideological Encounters -- Chapter 7: Foreign Trade, Interventions and Policy -- Chapter 8: Class Alliances and Political Struggles -- Chapter 9: -- Conclusions and Theoretical Implications -- Appendix: Early Modes of Existence -- Glossary -- -- Bibliography.

This paper reviews some of the most significant imbalances that the Iranian economy faces as it enters the 1990s, and offers a set of remedial policies. It is argued that the economy suffers from a multitude of "gaps" (supply-demand, distributional foreign exchange, fiscal, savings-investment, human-capital, economic-management, and technological gaps), and that a "multi-gap" approach to economic growth in the medium term is superior to stabilization and structural adjustment programs advocated by the IMF and the World Bank. (DÜI-Hns)