نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
گروه جامعه شناسی، دانشکده علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه تهران، تهران، ایران.
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Asset Monetization represents a qualitative transition toward a more complex stage of capitalist development within Iran’s political economy. This process emerged in the mid-2010s, a period when the consequences of uneven development—most notably the crisis of production relations—became most visible. The policy was framed by attributing the issue of industrial stagnation and the accumulated problems of uneven development to the freezing of public assets. This narrative was shaped by a coalition of political and executive actors, alongside academic circles that had increasingly been integrated into think tanks and advisory committees. As a result, the policy was swiftly incorporated into development plans and transformed into an operational and legally enforceable framework.
Several years into its persistent implementation by the government, the implications of this policy warrant critical examination, particularly in terms of the material exchanges between labor and nature—both historical and artificial—within Iran’s political economy. This study aims to address this issue using a case study approach, relying on documentary research with a specific focus on the officially published resolutions of the Supreme Council for Asset Monetization.
The findings of this research indicate that the policy of Asset Monetization has contributed to the deepening of metabolic rifts through three primary mechanisms: (1) the intensification of metabolic fractures within the system of value production, (2) the widening of the urban-rural metabolic divide, and (3) the exacerbation of regional deprivation within the national division of labor between central and peripheral areas. These mechanisms collectively highlight the policy’s role in aggravating the broader social metabolic rift, raising fundamental concerns regarding its long-term socio-economic and environmental consequences
کلیدواژهها [English]
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