review of "An Introduction to the Political Economy of Iran in the Shadow of Sanctions"
Abstract
The book has three authors. In this article, it has been critically evaluated and its strengths and weaknesses have been highlighted. The focus of the book is on Iran's political economy during the embargo period. The problem of editing is evident in the book. The book is presented in three chapters (plus an appendix) including sanctions, macroeconomics, and economic sectors. In terms of the inclusiveness, it covers important issues of Iran's economy, expressing the theoretical and empirical history of the subjects, addressing the origins of the subjects and providing comparative and relatively up-to-date statistics on each subject are the strengths of the book. At the same time, lack of a clear theoretical and conceptual framework, as well as many editorial problems, is the weaknesses of the book.