Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables VIII
4. Note to the Reader IX
5. Chronologies X
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I. The Agrarian Question Prior to the 1979 Revolution
8. 1 The Agricultural Dilemma 7
9. 2 Theories of Agriculture and Agrarian Policy in the Prerevolutionary Era 31
10. Part II. Agricultural Policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
11. 3 The Development Dilemma in Iran 73
12. 4 The Objectives of Agricultural Policy 87
13. 5 The Position of Agriculture in Economic and Social Policy 95
14. 6 Planning Agriculture 103
15. 7 Reforming Agricultural Administration 135
16. 8 The Reform of Land Tenure 169
17. 9 The Debate About Land Reform in Islamic Law 201
18. 10 Problems of Agricultural Management 233
19. 11 The Question of Participation 261
20. 12 Financial and Technical Measures to Maximize Production 275
21. 13 The Urban-Rural Divide and Rural Depopulation 303
22. Conclusions 315
23. Bibliography 325
24. Index 337
25. About the Book and Author 348