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100			_aFarazmand, Ali
245			_aAdministrative reform in modern Iran: an historical analysis
260			_c1999
300			_ap.917-46
362			_aJun
520			_aThis article discusses administrative reforms in modern Iran in an historical context. Beginning in the mid-19th century, administrative reform became a concern of national policy-makers. A number of reforms have been attempted by the three political systems/regimes of Qajar, Pahlavi, and the Islamic Republic. Additionally, several administrative reforms were carried out, though short-lived, by certain revolutionary and popular governments in Iran. Efforts toward administrative reform are reviewed with an assessment of the positive and negative consequences or implications for the development of public administration in modern Iran. It is also argued that most of the dictated administrative reforms have failed in Iran, and that a culturally sensitive attempt at administrative reform has had a much greater chance to succeed than the traditional top-down approaches. Iran's revolutionary experiences tend to empirically support the validity of the former approach. Finally, further research is suggested on recent administrative reforms in post-revolutionary Iran. - Reproduced
650			_aAdministrative reform - Iran
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
909			_a41160
999			_c41160 _d41160