Rural Development in Iran, 1960-2020

1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-98626-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

This book is an authoritative account of rural development in Iran, spanning sixty years and two distinct political regimes.

Professor Mostafa Azkia has spent many decades demonstrating the importance of participatory rural development, not only in addressing rural problems, but also in reducing urban concerns, such as unemployment and overpopulation. This book is the culmination of this work, bringing together a detailed analysis of the theories, history, and strategies of rural and state development in Iran both before and after the Islamic revolution. Putting rural communities at the fore, the book demonstrates that there has been significant progress in reducing the rural-urban gap, both in terms of income and standards of living, resulting in a more equal path of socio-economic development for Iran.

This comprehensive assessment from Iran’s foremost rural sociologist will be an important read for researchers and professionals working on rural development and sociology in the Middle East.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Azkia, Mostafa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Agrarsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Conceptual and Theoretical Dimensions of Rural Development  Chapter 2: Analytical Review of Rural Studies in Iran  Chapter 3: Socio- Demographic Changes in Rural Iran  Chapter 4: Patterns of Rural Settlement and its Changes  Chapter 5: Rural Social Structure and Land Reform Before and After Revolution  Chapter 6: Rural Development and Social Stratification  Chapter 7: Political Structure and Rural Development  Chapter 8: The State and Social Participation  Chapter 9: Land Exploitation Systems, and Climate Changes on Agriculture  Chapter 10: Rural Development in Developmental Plans Before and After Revolution  Chapter 11: Final Words

Über Autor(innen)

Mostafa Azkia is Professor of rural sociology and rural development in the Department of Development Studies, University of Tehran. Dr Azkia has retired after 40 years of teaching sociology at the University of Tehran and other Iranian Colleges. As well as being a respected mentor and teacher, he is also Iran’s leading Sociologist. A scholar who has been conducting field research in villages through Iran for more than 50 years. he was the Ex-Director of Institute for Social Studies and Research of University of Tehran for many years. He is also Director of the Iranian Sociological Review journal at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University. Professor Azkia is a member of International Editorial Advisory Board, Middle East critique.