Vol. 53 No. 9 (2023)
Cover story: We are Here to Stay and We will Carry on Developingy!

Sanctions and Development of the Automotive Industry in Iran

A.Yu. Chikin
International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development; National Research University Higher School of Economics

Published 2023-08-30

Keywords

  • sanctions; elite consolidation; state support; development institutions; industrial policy; automobile industry; Iran; Russia

How to Cite

1.
Chikin А. Sanctions and Development of the Automotive Industry in Iran. ECO [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 30 [cited 2024 Sep. 12];53(9):73-88. Available from: https://ecotrends.ru/index.php/eco/article/view/4652

Abstract

Increasing international sanctions against Russia have become an unprecedented challenge to the viability of both individual enterprises and entire industries and sectors of the economy. The decisive factor in overcoming difficulties is the degree of coordination of producers’ efforts and targeted support measures from the state. A number of countries already have experience of successful autonomization in certain industries under sanctions. In the article on the example of Iran’s auto-mobile industry the mechanisms and factors that could play a key role in the development of this industry in the conditions of severe international restrictions are considered. Such an analysis helps to identify the risks and opportunities that the approach chosen by Russia on the path of import substitution in the automotive industry.

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