After Khomeini : the Iranian Second Republic / Anoushiravan Ehteshami.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehteshami, Anoushiravan.

Ehteshami V Staff, Corporate Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iran--History--1979-1997.

Iran.

Iran--Politics and government--1979-1997.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For Iran the years since Ayatollah Khomeini's death have been dominated by the need for political consolidation and economic reconstruction.The book assesses the critical dilemmas of the regime both previous to and since the demise of its first spiritual leader. The vital issues of political succession and constitutional reform are addressed, contributing to an analysis of the structures and politics of power. How these have reflected upon economic policy is considered with close atttention being given to the reform policies of Rafsanjani. Foreign policy and security issues are discussed i

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Political succession in republican Iran; Continuity and change in Iran's political power structures; The republican contenders; The monarchist contenders; The significance of the state; The crisis of succession; Iran's acceptance of SCR 598 and its consequences; The emergence of the Second Republic; The erosion of the old order; The resignation of Ayatollah Montazeri; The constitutional amendments: process, impact and outcome; Policy changes in post-Khomeini Iran; The politics of power in post-Khomeini Iran

The reins of power in post-Khomeini IranIranian electoral politics since 1989; Pluralism and the Second Republic; Institutional competition and structural change; The revolutionary state in search of an economic system: the Moussavi years; State and economy in the aftermath of the revolution; Economic debate: policy and direction, 1982 8; Economic crisis and the need for economic policy changes; Economic policy changes of the Moussavi government; State and economy under Rafsanjani; Economic reform strategy of President Rafsanjani; Economic difficulties and achievements, 1989 94

The implications of liberalisationIran's post-revolution regional policy; Iran's regional policies before the revolution; The revolution and its impact on the Middle East; The evolution of post-Pahlavi policies; The entrenchment period; The Islamic Republic and the Levant; Iran's Persian Gulf policy, 1980 8; A new beginning; The foreign policy of the Second Republic; The turning point, 1988; Iran's foreign policy between the two Gulf conflicts; The Kuwait crisis and after; Iran: regional actor or regional power?; Future prospects; Security and defence strategy of the Second Republic

Defence and the Second RepublicPolicy on rearmament and arms procurement; The domestic arms industry; Iran's non-conventional weapons profile; The regional setting and the military balance; The Islamic Republic of Iran: a revolutionary alternative for the Third World?; The Iranian revolution in perspective; The nuances of the Iranian model; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [222]-234) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-83885-9

1-280-32537-2

0-203-29775-X

0-203-20017-9

9780203200179

OCLC:

252786827