Iran
Better served than most sanctioned markets. Three strands: how the bazaar works as a credit and distribution network, a former finance minister's surveys of the state economy, and insider accounts of the sanctions machinery itself, which is what actually prices Iranian risk.
7 books
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- Revolutionary IranMichael Axworthy, 2013
- Iran's Political Economy since the RevolutionSuzanne Maloney, 2015
- The Art of SanctionsRichard Nephew, 2017
Books 7
Michael Axworthy · 2013 · Political history that explains who controls which parts of the economy.
Juan Zarate · 2013 · Insider account of the financial-warfare machinery that isolates Iranian banks.
Richard Nephew · 2017 · Insider account by the US official who designed the Iran sanctions programme.
Jahangir Amuzegar · 1993 · The earlier survey: nationalisation, war financing and the bonyad economy.
Arang Keshavarzian · 2003 · How informal credit, trust networks and trade finance work when the banking system does not.
Jahangir Amuzegar · 2014 · Former finance minister on subsidies, privatisation and the rial.
Suzanne Maloney · 2015 · The standard survey: bonyads, IRGC commercial holdings, subsidies and sanctions.