this article strive to examine and explaine national sources of the foreign policy of the islamic republic of iran. cultural, historical, geographic, ideological, social, and economic variables, as societal sources, will lead to the continuation of some behaviours in iran’s foreign policy. the author argues that to better understand iran’s foreign policy, one must pay attention to the above var...

this research surveys the relationship between elements of identity and foreign policy indicators in the islamic republic of iran (i.r.i.). for this purpose, at first it explains constructivism theory because of the essence of i.r.i constitution and islamic-iranian norms and values in foreign policy. according to this approach, these values and norms shape the i.r.i. identity, and identity dete...

While import-substituting industrialization policy constitute the basis for the industrialization strategies of the 1960s and 1970s in Turkey, this policy was no longer sustainable by the 1980s. For this reason, export-oriented industrialization policy was adopted with the decisions taken on January 24, 1980. In other words, the post-1980 period, Turkey's economy has adopted outwardoriented ind...

Using data for the period 1983-2002, this study examines the relationship between inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and export performance in China. The results indicate that FDI promotes exports by foreign as well as domestically-owned firms, and that this effect is strongest for labour-intensive industries. This impact, however, does not depend on the country of origin of the investor. T...

in this article wee seek to suggest an analytical model for explaining the israeli foreign policy. to do this, we must, on the one hand, survey briefly the main theories of foreign polcy and, on the other, to review the literature about the israeli foreign policy. the major question this paper would ask is: what are the main factors shaping the israeli foreign policy and which one might be said...

How large are the bene…ts of Special Economic Zones and what are the channels of these bene…ts? To shed some light on these questions, I collect a unique dataset of Chinese municipality economic statistics from 1978 to 2007 and use it to evaluate the impact of a Special Economic Zone experiment aimed at attracting foreign direct investment. Guided by three predictions from a theoretical model, ...

Political culture represents a society`s widely held, traditional values and its fundamental practices; foreign policy decision makers tend to make policies that are compatible with their society`s political culture because they share, if not all, many of those values. Among the various factors influencing Iran`s foreign policy,  the role of political culture seems to be rather underestimated. ...

a country’s foreign policy is greatly influenced by various internal, regional, trans-regional, and international factors.  in recent years china has adopted a peaceful foreign policy.  this paper aims to analyze the continuity of china’s peaceful foreign policy in the 21st century, and identify the most influential factors of the policy.  this paper will argue that china’s peaceful foreign pol...

Donald Trump’s election was a significant surprise. The reaction of company stock prices to the election reflects shifts in investor expectations about economic growth, taxes, and trade policy. High-beta stocks outperformed, presumably due to strengthened growth expectations. Expectations of significant corporate tax cuts boosted high-tax firms, but hurt firms with significant net operating los...