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Iran According to Hossein Azimi; A Conversation with Mohammad Fazeli
This conversation with Mohammad Fazeli examines Iran's economy and development through the lens of Hossein Azimi. The discussion centers on revisiting Azimi's ideas in his two books, The Circuits of Underdevelopment in the Iranian Economy and Iran's Economy Today, and their relevance to the problem of underdevelopment in Iran.
About this video
This video is a conversation with Mohammad Fazeli about "Iran According to Hossein Azimi," held on February 15, 2022, on the Iran-e Paydar Instagram page. This conversation follows the sixth episode of the "Narrative of Iran" series, an episode dedicated to the Iranian economist Hossein Azimi's account of Iran and the issue of development.
The main focus of the discussion is a re-examination of Hossein Azimi's thoughts on Iran's economy, underdevelopment, and the historical and institutional obstacles to growth. Focusing on two books, The Circuits of Underdevelopment in the Iranian Economy and Iran's Economy Today, Fazeli attempts to show how Azimi understood the problem of Iran's economy beyond purely technical indicators and in relation to social, institutional, and policy-making structures.
The significance of this conversation lies in connecting Hossein Azimi's thought to the questions facing Iran today: Why does Iran's economy get trapped in recurring cycles of underdevelopment? What is the relationship between institutions, the state, society, economic culture, and policy-making? And how can past experiences and analyses be used to understand Iran's future?
This video is suitable for those interested in Iran's economy, development, public policy, the sociology of development, Iranian economic thought, and the works of Mohammad Fazeli and Hossein Azimi.
