TY - BOOK ID - 101619363 TI - Creating local democracy in Iran : state building and the politics of decentralization PY - 2022 SN - 1009185020 1009160923 1009160915 1009185039 PB - Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Municipal government KW - Decentralization in government KW - Central-local government relations KW - Democracy KW - Iran KW - Politics and government KW - Political science KW - Federal government KW - Center-periphery government relations KW - Local-central government relations KW - Local government-central government relations KW - Local government KW - Public administration KW - Centralization in government KW - Devolution in government KW - Government centralization KW - Government decentralization KW - Government devolution KW - Metropolitan government KW - Municipal corporations KW - Cities and towns KW - City government KW - Municipal administration KW - Municipal reform KW - Municipalities KW - Urban politics KW - Government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101619363 AB - Empirically rich and theoretically informed, this book is an innovative analysis of political decentralization under the Islamic Republic of Iran. Drawing upon Kian Tajbakhsh's twenty years of experience working with and researching local government in Iran, it uses original data and insights to explain how local government operates in towns and cities as a form of electoral authoritarianism. With a combination of historical, political, and financial field research, it explores the multifaceted dimensions of local power and how various ideologically opposed actors shaped local government as an integral component of authoritarian state building. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how local government serves to undermine democratization and consolidate the Islamist regime. As Iran's cities and towns grow and develop, their significance will only increase, and this study is vital to understanding their politics, administration and influence. ER -