Islamization of the economy: the post-revolutionary Iranian experience (Ph.D. Dissertation)

This thesis examines the ideological and theoretical underpinnings of post-revolutionary Iran, in particular, the revolutionary government's policies based on Islamization of economic thought. Private property rights and the liberal and radical ideology of the state are considered, together with questions regarding the limits to legitimately acquired private property and limited economic role of the state. Specifically, the issue of 'distributive equity' through public ownership and limited ownership of private land and capital are detailed. Whether the state should have a greater role in the determining the direction of the economy and the underlying questions related to usury prohibition and Islamic taxation is discussed. Conflicts between the two ideologies, radical versus liberal, have resulted in an incoherent policy implementation of economic Islamisation. The author believes that the most disjointed results of this act was in the area of land reform and nationalization