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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani is a former MERIP Board Member, and is a professor of economics at Virginia Tech University.

Current Analysis

Rafsanjani's Gambit

On February 18, Iranians will go to the ballot box for another crucial event, this time to elect the sixth Parliament (majlis) of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The elections have raised considerable excitement in Iran because President Muhammad Khatami's forces may gain control of the Majlis, which

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani • 7 min read

MER Article

Labor and the Challenge of Economic Restructuring in Iran

During the last 20 years, the Iranian economy has had to adjust to a revolution, an eight-year war with Iraq, economic isolation and the collapse of its oil revenues. As a result, Iran witnessed the complete undoing of its gains in per capita income from the boom years of the 1970s. The generation o

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani • 12 min read

MER Article

Reform or Reaction?

This issue of Middle East Report presents critical -- and timely -- analysis of the impact of neoliberal economic policies in the Middle East and North Africa. Authors representing a variety of disciplines and viewpoints explore the dilemmas confronting progressive forces searching for alternative p

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Marsha Pripstein Posusney, Karen Pfeifer, Steve Niva • 4 min read