Dr. Ali Pirzadeh has more than 18 years’ experience as an Economist in the fields of Development Economics, Institutional Economics, Macroeconomics, and Transitional Economies. He has taught, researched, and worked with universities, government institutions and international organizations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East. Mr Pirzadeh received his PhD in Economics and MS in Economics from University of Washington in Seattle, WA, his M.A. in Sociology from University of Massachusetts, and his M.Ed. in Education from Suffolk University in Boston, MA.

• Introduction.- Rethinking Iranian National Character.- The Role of Ideas and Education in Iranian Society.- Historical Perspectives on Iranian Cultural Identity.- Islamization of Iranian Society.- Qajar Period and the Constitutional Revolution.- Contemporary Iran and the Iranian Economy.- Concluding Remarks. Appendix : Economic of Development.- Appendix: Rent-seeking versus Rent-creation.- Appendix: The Theory of Price.- Bibliography.

Dr. Ali Pirzadeh has more than 18 years’ experience as an Economist in the fields of Development Economics, Institutional Economics, Macroeconomics, and Transitional Economies. He has taught, researched, and worked with universities, government institutions and international organizations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East. Mr Pirzadeh received his PhD in Economics and MS in Economics from University of Washington in Seattle, WA, his M.A. in Sociology from University of Massachusetts, and his M.Ed. in Education from Suffolk University in Boston, MA.

• Introduction.- Rethinking Iranian National Character.- The Role of Ideas and Education in Iranian Society.- Historical Perspectives on Iranian Cultural Identity.- Islamization of Iranian Society.- Qajar Period and the Constitutional Revolution.- Contemporary Iran and the Iranian Economy.- Concluding Remarks. Appendix : Economic of Development.- Appendix: Rent-seeking versus Rent-creation.- Appendix: The Theory of Price.- Bibliography.

Dr. Ali Pirzadeh has more than 18 years’ experience as an Economist in the fields of Development Economics, Institutional Economics, Macroeconomics, and Transitional Economies. He has taught, researched, and worked with universities, government institutions and international organizations in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Middle East. Mr Pirzadeh received his PhD in Economics and MS in Economics from University of Washington in Seattle, WA, his M.A. in Sociology from University of Massachusetts, and his M.Ed. in Education from Suffolk University in Boston, MA.

• Introduction.- Rethinking Iranian National Character.- The Role of Ideas and Education in Iranian Society.- Historical Perspectives on Iranian Cultural Identity.- Islamization of Iranian Society.- Qajar Period and the Constitutional Revolution.- Contemporary Iran and the Iranian Economy.- Concluding Remarks. Appendix : Economic of Development.- Appendix: Rent-seeking versus Rent-creation.- Appendix: The Theory of Price.- Bibliography.