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- Who Will Benefit from ESOPs?Rothschild, Joyce (Cornell University ILR School, 1985)[Excerpt] In the past decade, the number of worker-owned firms or ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Plans) has been growing geometrically. The national law granting tax incentives to ESOPs was passed in 1975, and since then several other pieces of legislation promoting employee ownership have passed at the federal level and in eight state legislatures. As a result of the technical assistance and industrial revenue bonds that some states now provide for ESOP development, and as a result of demonstrable tax, productivity, labor relations and even marketing advantages, business has taken note of the ESOP option. Several thousand ESOPs have started and scores of reports on employee ownership have appeared in the popular press and in business and trade publications.
- Intellectuals, literature, and publishing houses in Iran: 1960-1990Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (1990)This paper contends that the politics of interpretation in any society cannot be comprehended in its entirety unless the questions of agency and medium are analyzed. Looking in particular at the role of publishing houses in Iran both before and after the revolution, the author contends that the latter has indeed played an instrumental role in shaping the Iranian political culture.
- Iran and the International Community [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 1992-03-01)A brief review of the book Iran and the International Community, ed. by Anoushiravan Ehteshami and Manshour Varasteh. London and New York: Routledge, 1991. xvi + 172. Notes to p. 182. Index to p. 191. $45.00.
- Islamic Fundamentalism in Egyptian Politics [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (1992-03-01)
- U.S. Foreign Policy and the Shah: Building a Client State in Iran [Book review]; American Presidents and the Middle East [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Cambridge University Press, 1992-12-01)
- Hizbullah in IranBoroujerdi, Mehrzad (Oxford University Press, 1995)
- After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 1996-03-01)A book review of After Khomeini: New Directions in Iran's Foreign Policy, by K. L. Afrasiabi. Boulder, San Francisco and Oxford: Westview Press, 1994. xii + 212. Appendix to p. 217. Bibl. to p. 231. Index to p. 244. $54.95
- Rethinking Middle East Politics [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Cambridge University Press, 1996-05-01)A book review of Simon Bromley, Rethinking Middle East Politics (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1994). pp. vii, 203.
- Iran and the Muslim world: Resistance and Revolution [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (American Sociological Association, 1996-09-01)A book review of Iran and the Muslim World: Resistance and Revolution, by Nikki R. Keddie. New York: New York University Press, 1995. 303 pp. $45.00 cloth. ISBN: 0-8147-4663-2.
- Iranian Islam and the Faustian bargain of western modernityBoroujerdi, Mehrzad (SAGE, 1997-02-01)
- Secularization of Iran: A doomed failure? The new middle class and the making of modern Iran [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 2000-12-01)A book review of Secularization of Iran: A Doomed Failure? The New Middle Class and the Making of Modern Iran, by Azadeh Kian-Thiebaut. Paris: Institut d’etudes iraniennes and Diffusion Peeters, 1998. 258 pages. Resume en Francais to p. 269. Bibliography to 285. Index to 296.
- İran entellektüelleri ve batı yerliciliğin ıstıraplı zaferiBoroujerdi, Mehrzad; Gedikli, Fethi (Yonelis, 2001)
- Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam: Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Middle East Institute, 2001-06-01)A book review of Reason, Freedom, and Democracy in Islam: Essential Writings of Abdolkarim Soroush, by Abdolkarim Soroush. Translated, edited, and with a critical introduction by Mahmoud Sadri and Ahmad Sadri. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. 225 pages. Bibliography to 229. Index to 236. Price $29.95
- Viewing Violence and Terrorism in a Larger ContextBoroujerdi, Mehrzad (Syracuse University Magazine, 2002-01-02)
- Reinventing Khomeini: The struggle for reform in Iran [Book review]Boroujerdi, Mehrzad (Cambridge University Press, 2002-12-01)This is a book about a man who may be considered “the twentieth century's last example of a ‘pure’ charismatic leader” (p. 5). With these words, Daniel Brumberg begins to analyze the thoughts and legacy of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1902–89), who came to power in Iran in February 1979. In his introduction, the author maintains that his study provides “an accurate, objective, yet sociologically empathetic evaluation of the very complex process of ideological change in the Islamic Republic of Iran” (p. 8).
- Rawshanfikrān-i Īrānī va gharb : sargaz̲asht-i nāfarjām-i būmīʹgirāyīBoroujerdi, Mehrzad (Farzan, 2005)
- Why PART: The Institutional Politics of Presidential Budget ReformDull, Matthew M. (2006-12-25)The George W. Bush administration’s Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) follows a sequence of president-initiated budget reforms. The pattern is puzzling in that past reforms have tended to drain staff resources, failed to take hold, and yielded little or no political advantage. Given the track record of past initiatives, why has the Bush administration chosen to invest Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and agency resources in PART? This article briefly traces PART’s development and, placing the initiative in the context of contemporary research on the institutional presidency, attempts to make sense of the sustained appeal that rationalizing reforms have held across administrations. An account of reform as problem solving is developed. Set against the changing architecture of budget and administrative politics, reform is prompted by the interplay of evolving management concepts and two persistent problem types: Reform holds at least the potential for enhanced budget control where any leverage is valued and responds to the dilemmas of managing policy competence in the modern institutional presidency. The article concludes with a plea on behalf of institutional theories built on realistic models of how actors interpret and respond to the conditions prevailing in administrative politics.
- Peri-Urban Development in Sofia and Havana: Prospects and Perils in the New MillenniumHirt, Sonia; Scarpaci, Joseph L. Jr. (Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 2007)This paper compares the patterns of socio-spatial peri-urban change in two post-socialist state capitals: Havana, Cuba (2.1 million) and Sofia, Bulgaria (1.3 million). The comparison between patterns of post-socialist peri-urban change in Havana and Sofia is instructive because it illustrates precisely how spatial patterns reflect social changes. We first out line the global diversity in peri-urban development patterns, and contrast those in socialist and capitalist cities as described by the literature. Then, we discuss the typical pattern of post-socialist peri-urban development, also according to the literature. Third, we summarize empirical findings for the development of Sofia’s periphery since 1990. Fourth, we present the current state of Havana’s outskirts. In conclusion, we reflect upon the likelihood of Havana following Sofia’s post-socialist peri-urban model, if Cuba is to eventually enter the capitalist realm.
- al-Mustanīrūn al-Irānīyūn wū al-gharbBoroujerdi, Mehrzad (Dar al-hādī wū markaz dirāsāt falsafat al-dīn, 2007)
- The Compact vs. the Dispersed City: History of Planning Ideas on Sofia’s Urban FormHirt, Sonia (Sage Publications, 2007)This paper reviews the planning history of Sofia since its designation as Bulgarian capital in 1879. It argues that Sofia’s planning has been persistently shaped by two perennial dilemmas—how to reconnect the city with nature and how to define its relationship with the region. In response to these dilemmas, different visions, shaped by both local conditions and dominant foreign theories, were proposed at different times. Some promoted a compact city, while others advocated a dispersed form. The case of Sofia demonstrates the significance of the city-nature and the city-region relationships in the evolution of planning thought. It also points to the difficulties which arise when local ideas of how to organize these relationships are inspired by international models made for cities with different historic experiences.