Showing papers by "Bu-Ali Sina University published in 1989"
TL;DR: The Iranian government has set up a complex system of political screening and filtering for admission to colleges and universities, as well as public sector employment, which has significant consequences for economic development as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The Iranian Revolution, while similar to other modem revolutions in many aspects, has resulted in several innovative social policies which have not been pursued as seriously by other revolutionary governments. In this paper we will study one political innovation that has significant consequences for economic development. Taking advantage of its near monopoly on higher education and complete control over public sector employment, the Iranian government has set up a complex system of political screening and filtering for admission to colleges and universities, as well public sector employment.1
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that both religious and secular persons will be better off if metropolitan areas are divided into two cultural zones with secular activities allowed in one zone and forbidden in the other.
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