On the Road to Success in Iran. Some general ideas about the Iranian Economy:

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Iran is a developing country with a history that goes back to more than two millenniums. The main source of Iran’s riches is oil and oil is the main thrust of the Iranian economy. But Iran has other resources as well that together with oil keep the Iranian economy moving forward slowly though not always smoothly.

The Iranian economic system is Islamic and in many ways similar to the present day free enterprise economic systems of the world. The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran makes it clear that Iran is not against private property and personal wealth, provided these are acquired in legitimate ways within the Islamic directives.

Iran is endowed with plenty of land, mineral, and human resources, location advantages, unique topographic features, a variable climate, natural attractions, a rich historical heritage and amenities whose efficient use is the main concern of the Islamic Republic’s 20-Year-Vision. At the heart of the Vision lies particular concern for development of science and technology and for the education of the young people that constitute a relatively high percent of the total population.

The Vision puts emphasis on science and technology and on graduate education at the Masters, PhD and post-PhD levels. It also calls for both government and non-government higher education capacity expansion. Even at present, Iran has an array of top-notch graduates in, for example, medicine, engineering, humanities, arts, basic sciences, social sciences, agriculture, marine sciences, and aeronautics that can compete fairly well with graduates of advanced countries.