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The unintended consequences of US-led sanctions on Iranian industries

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posted on 2023-06-15, 14:54 authored by Mehdi Majidpour
This paper aims to understand the consequences of US-led sanctions on two important industries in Iran: the oil and gas industry and power plant construction. Using qualitative methods and providing empirical evidence, this paper demonstrates the shortcomings of the pro-sanctions argument in the Iranian context. This paper argues that pro-sanctions literature is more inclined towards American politics; it ignores socially recurring effects such as empowering self-reliance in the target country. In the Iranian context, while sanctions regimes are beyond the control or power of industry managers, they have acted as a double-edged sword. On one hand, the sanctions have imposed extra costs on domestic companies in acquiring technological knowledge. On the other hand, they have stimulated policy-makers' determination and empowered a self-reliance doctrine amongst them.

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  • Published

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Journal

Iranian Studies

ISSN

0021-0862

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

46

Page range

1-15

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  • SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2013-10-19

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2013-10-19

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