Description
Book SynopsisThe first part of this study explores the roots of the land tenure system in Iran. The second part of the book examines the period from 1961, when the land reform program began, to 1981, when Iran saw the beginning of the Islamic system.
Trade ReviewWhy has the Middle East lagged behind not only the advanced capitalist states in the West but also many other parts of the world in terms of growth and economic development? Why have several countries in the region failed to reform their economies and integrate themselves successfully into today's global economy? These and similar questions have long bedeviled scholars of the Middle East. In this well-researched intellectually challenging book Alamdari...seeks to shed light on the causes and consequences of the region's underdevelopment by using Iran as a case study and by focusing on the country's land tenure system...The author identifies two major factos that have historically inhibited the development of the Middle East: the absence of a strong legal system to protect private property and the arbitrariness of the region's rulers.Summing Up: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Upper-division students through faculty. -- N. Entessar * CHOICE, Spring Hill College *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Part One: Theoretical Perspectives; Clarification of Definitions; What is Development?; The Sociological View of This Study; Prominent Theories about the Cause of Underdevelopment in Iran; the Approach and the Main Thesis of this Study; The Relation Chapter 4 Part Two: The Imposed Capitalism: Modernization Project; The Socioeconomic Effects of the Land Reform in Iran (1961-1981): Theories and Causes of Land Reform; Environmental Conditions; The Conditions Prior to the Land Reform: The Land Tenure System Chapter 5 Conclusion Chapter 6 Glossary Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index
