History of Islam and Iran

Institutional reforms of the government from the perspective of Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi (with reliance on institutionalism)

Hossein Shirmohammadi Babasheikhali; Mostafa Pirmoradian; Hossein Azizi

Volume 33, Issue 59 , October 2023, , Pages 57-85

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2023.42326.2738

Abstract

During the Qajar era, some scholars pointed out the reasons for poverty in Iran, and some research was also done on approaches to solve economic problems. Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi was ... Read More During the Qajar era, some scholars pointed out the reasons for poverty in Iran, and some research was also done on approaches to solve economic problems. Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi was one of the clerics who spoke out during the Constitutional Movement in the form of letters, treatises and political-economic articles, proposing solutions to overcome the obstacles to Iran's economic development. In this essay, the reflections of this cleric on the economic issues of the Qajar era will be examined on the basis of institutionalism, using a historical approach of analysis and interpretation. Although the theory of institutionalism had not yet emerged and reforms such as the development and expansion of human resources were not planned in the period under discussion and the ideas expressed by Thaqa-ul-Islam are considered as a retrospective of this theory, it seems that the thoughts of this cleric can be explained with the components of this theory. Since the institutionalists view the economy as nothing more than the transaction of property parcels and see institutions as facilitators of this exchange, a picture of efficient government and Thaqa-ul-Islam's approach to achieving this goal was first drawn. It then examined the role of the government as the largest institution in creating a legal system that supports property and its role in legislating and monitoring the law. Finally, the relevant laws to improve the quality of human resources through education, budget, taxation, liquidity volume, the National Bank, customs, roads, agriculture, trade and industry were reviewed. The result of this study is that Thaqa-ul-Islam considers the government as the greatest institution and useful institutions can be authorised and supervised through an amendment in the form of the constitution in the form of laws. Economic reforms would have been accessible through these institutions. Secondly, in his opinion, an efficient judiciary belonged in the constitution to guarantee the principle of property and facilitate investment.

The Discrete Institutional Changes of Nader Šāh and the Evaluation of the Economic Situation of Iran in the Afšārīd Era (Emphasizing the Constitutionalism Theory of Douglass North)

Esmaeil Ehsani; Ali Akbar Jafari; Morteza Nouraei

Volume 31, Issue 51 , November 2021, , Pages 11-37

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2021.33530.2342

Abstract

Regarding Nader Shah and his actions, historians have provided various and conflicting evaluations, yet the history of Nader Shah and his actions depict the picture of the temperaments ... Read More

The process of Rising to Power by Reza Khan based on Institutionalist Approach

Ali Jafari; Morteza Dehghannejad; Fereidoon Allahyari

Volume 26, Issue 32 , March 2017, , Pages 33-60

https://doi.org/10.22051/hii.2017.3092.

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The process of Rising to Power by Reza Khan based on Institutionalist Approach Ali Jafari , Morteza Dehghan Nezhad , Fereydoon Allah Yari Abstract Using historic-analytic approach and ... Read More

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Institutional reforms of the government from the perspective of Thaqa-ul-Islam Tabrizi (with reliance on institutionalism)

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The Discrete Institutional Changes of Nader Šāh and the Evaluation of the Economic Situation of Iran in the Afšārīd Era (Emphasizing the Constitutionalism Theory of Douglass North)

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The process of Rising to Power by Reza Khan based on Institutionalist Approach

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