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Noting that most studies of post-revolutionary rural Iran focus on the macroeconomic or institutional framework, and those on the peasantry are over a decade old, Shakoori (social sciences, U. of Tehran) examines the long-term socio-economic impact of post-revolutionary rural reforms in general, and their effect on a number of selected villages. He concludes that despite the best endeavors of the state and obvious improvements in the rural economy and infrastructure, the goal of increasing peasant participation in decision making at the local level has yet to be realized. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Rural reform policy has been an important part of the government policy in post-revolutionary Iran. This book seeks to examine the post-revolutionary rural policies and their socio-economic impact on rural people. After reviewing the main debates on rural development literature and providing the historical background of agrarian change in the pre-revolutionary era, it examines the post-revolutionary rural reforms in separate parts: the effects of the government agricultural policies on agricultural performance and the post-revolutionary reorganisational policies and the impact of rural strategies on the socio-economy of the rural life at village level.
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