Theory and application of Islamic economy: a case study of Iran (Ph.D. Dissertation)

Iran has been the one Muslim nation to declare its intention to establish political and economic institutions according to strict Islamic principles. To justify the creation of an Islamic economy the author uses a Weberian approach to construct an ideal Islamic economy, with principles derived from basic Islamic texts and traditions. The author then compares economic principles written into the constitution of Iran, the constitutions of Pakistan, and proposals of Islamic reform in Syria. The author then compares the economic policies pursued by Iran since 1980 with Iran's constitutional principles of Islamic economy. He notes that there have not been any fundamental changes between Iran's pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary economy, rather solely structural changes. Eight years after the revolution, Iranian authorities lack a comprehensive plan for a systematic transformation of Iran's economy from a capitalist one to an Islamic one.