Economic Welfare and Inequality in Iran Developments since the Revolution /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza (Editor), Alaedini, Pooya (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
• Subjects: International economics.; Economic history.; Development economics.; Economics.; Economy-wide Country Studies.; Development Economics.; International Economics.; Economic History.

This book examines economic inequality and social disparity in Iran, together with their drivers, over the past four decades. During this period, income distribution and economic welfare were affected by the 1979 Revolution, the eight-year war with Iraq, post-war privatization and economic liberaliz...