Pooya Alaedini is an Associate Professor of Social Planning at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran. Over the past decade, he has served as a consultant for several international development projects in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa. He is a coeditor of Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran: Developments since the Revolution (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and coauthor of From Shelter to Regeneration: Slum Upgrading and Housing Policies in I.R. Iran (UDRO, 2014). His other publications include earlier monographs in Persian, a number of peer-reviewed articles in Persian and English, and several full-length reports produced for international organizations. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers University, USA, as well as graduate degrees in Economics and Engineering. Mohamad R. Razavi has taught at a number of universities and is currently a member of the Faculty of Management and Economics atthe Science and Research Branch of Islamic Azad University in Tehran. He was Director of the Iranian Institute for Trade Studies and Research from 2015 to 2018. He formerly served as Vice President of the Iranian Small Industries and Industrial Estate Organization, where he initiated the Industrial Clusters and Technology Parks Programs, and on the Research Council of the Center for Science Policy Research, Iranian Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology. He has led several high-impact research projects on industrial development and foreign investment in Iran, and has published in Persian and English. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers University, USA.
Innehållsförteckning
- Toward a Capability Approach to Development and Industrialization in Iran: An Introduction. - Industrial Development in Post-revolutionary Iran: Continuity and Reform in a Turbulent Environment. - Manufacturing Exports and Employment in Iran: The Role of Economies of Scale and Human Capital. - The Role of State, Domestic Firms, and MNCs in the Iranian Auto Industry: Improved Competitiveness or Policy Capture?. - Trade Policy, Foreign Exchange Regime, and Industrial Development in Iran. - Iran’s Trade Policies: Connecting to the Markets. - Iran’s Accession to the World Trade Organization: An Impediment or a Catalyst for Development?. - Gender and Industrial Policy: Considerations for Iran. - Employment of Highly Educated Labor Force in Iran: Challenges and Prospects Through the Sixth Development Plan and Beyond.
