The purpose and pattern of the book
Part I: Trade and industrialization in post-revolutionary Iran. 2. Government, trade and industries
Market failures and state interventions in foreign trade
Trade policies and industrialization
Non-trade policies and industrialization
Summary and implications for an oil-exporting country
3. Trade and industrialization between and 1960 and 1979
Trade and industrial policies
Trade and industrial performance
4. Iranian trade policies and consequences after the revolution
Foreign trade: controversies and legislation
The post-revolutionary trade system
Foreign trade trends after the revolution
5. Industrialization in post-revolutionary Iran
Industrial sector in post-revolutionary Iran: a review of evidence
Dominance of government in the industrial sector
Industries, trade and foreign exchange policies
Iranian national technological capabilities
Part II: Weakness/Strength of the industrial relationships between Iranian and foreign firms and impact of the trade policy
6. Industrial relationships and political constraints
Different analytical views for firms' industrial activities
Industrial network theory
7. Industrial relationships between Iranian and foreign firms
Technological exchange relationship with foreign suppliers
Social Interaction with the foreign firms
A short history of the Iranian firms' relationships
8. Impact of the foreign trade policy on the Iranian and foreign firms; industrial relationships
Impact of the Iranian political organizations
Impact of other business firms in the environment
The comparative impact of political and business units
Challenging political uncertainty
9. Summary and conclusions
Government, trade and industrialization
Trade and industrialization in Iran after the revolution
National technological capabilities and economic reforms
Values in the Iranian firms' business relationships
Failure of the business market
Restricted market investment
Concluding remarks: government, market and development.
