Industrial, trade, and employment policies in Iran : towards a new agenda /: towards a new agenda. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Pooya Alaedini, Mohamad R. Razavi, editors.
• Editors: Alaedini, Pooya, 1967-; Razavi, Mohamad R
• Contents: Intro; Acknowledgment; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Toward a Capability Approach to Development and Industrialization in Iran: An Introduction; The Shaping of Iranś Industrialization Framework; Shift and Continuity Through Five Postrevolutionary National Development Plans; Structure of Development and Its Outcomes; Challenges of Government-Led, Oil-Based Development; Toward a Capability-Oriented Industrialization Framework for Iran; Overview of the Chapters; References; Industrial Development in Post-revolutionary Iran: Continuity and Reform in a Turbulent Environment IntroductionTheoretical Debates; Economic Context for Industrial Developments in Iran: Challenges and Opportunities; Critical Issues in Iranś Industrial Development; Manufacturing in the Iranian Economy; Changes in the Industrial Mix; Trade Policy and Exports; Industrial Investment and the Issue of Targeting; Conclusion; References; Manufacturing Exports and Employment in Iran: The Role of Economies of Scale and Human Capital; Introduction; Employment, Human Capital, and Productivity; Importance of Manufacturing Sector and Its Exports; Empirical Model and Estimation Results Approach and DataObtaining Economies of Scale, TFP, and Efficiency; Impact on Employment; Impact on Exports; Conclusion and Policy Recommendations; References; The Role of State, Domestic Firms, and MNCs in the Iranian Auto Industry: Improved Competitiveness or Policy Capture?; Introduction; Brief Overview of the Industryś Evolution in Iran; Governmentś Auto Sector Policies and Their Outcomes; Localization Drive: 1993 Auto Law; Quality Standards; Pricing; Tariff Regime; Exports; Market Structure and Ownership in the Iranian Auto Industry Post-sanctions Era: A New Thrust in International CooperationConcluding Remarks: Whither the Iranian Auto Industry?; References; Trade Policy, Foreign Exchange Regime, and Industrial Development in Iran; Introduction; Trade Regimes and Industrial Policies: A Brief Review; Trade and Industrial Development in Iran Prior to the 1979 Revolution; Trade Policies Since the 1979 Revolution; Developments in the Real Exchange Rate; Trade Policy and Nominal Rate of Protection for Domestic Production; Financial Incentives Regime; Trade Deficit and Measures to Address It; From IS to DIP and Back Import Substitution for Self-sufficiency After the Revolution and Through the WarEconomic Liberalization and DIP During 1990-1993; Stabilization Policy and IS During the Second Plan (1994-1999); DIP During 2000-2010; Policies During the Third Plan (2000-2004); Policies During the Fourth Plan (2005-2010) and Preparation of the Fifth Plan; Intensification of International Sanctions and Return to IS During 2011-2014; Summing Up the Experiences; Impact of Trade Strategy on Industrial Structure and Growth; Competitive Industrial Performance in the International Context
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.955; Economics; Industries -- Iran; Manpower policy -- Iran; Management science; Middle East—Economic conditions; Economic policy; Development economics; Industrial organization; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; Commerce; Economic history; Industries; Manpower policy; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy; Business & Economics -- Development -- General; Business & Economics -- Industrial Management; Political economy; Development economics & emerging economies; Economics of industrial organisation; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Economics; Economics; Middle Eastern and North African Economics; Political Economy/Economic Policy; Development Economics; Industrial Organization; Iran -- Economic conditions; Iran -- Commerce; Iran; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319940120; 3319940120
• Related ISBNs: 9783319940113; 3319940112
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 13, 2018).
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