This article sketches parameters of the emerging political economy of Iran. It starts with a critical discussion of theoretical and methodological issues involved in the analysis of political economy suggesting modifications of the mainstream “rational-choice” model along the way. In order to comprehensively capture political-economic trends, it is argued, one needs to discuss the whole cycle of agents involved in the political and economic process including the marginalized strata of society. Such an “ascending” perspective ensures, that analysts are better equipped to assess analytically the effects of the implementation of the “20 years vision” for Iran’s future economic development.

The debate on business and human rights is well underway. What is still largely invisible in this picture is the matter of the legal accountability of transnational corporations, and in particular international legal accountability. At international law, however, the corporate form is barely recognized, still less directly bound with respect to human rights. There is no transnational regime of human rights law governing the transnational activities of corporations. This article examines the possibility of directly regulating transnational corporations at the international level, with special focus on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The argument proceeds by way of three steps.

Iran’s economic development is an issue that has attracted special attention lately. The government has taken important steps towards revitalizing the economy and the country’s special economic zones like Anzali zone. However due to the fact that foreign and domestic investment in this zone has not increased substantially there is not a high possibility that in near future Anzali zone can develop and become a very successful case. The government must implement rules and regulations that can help develop this zone and there is hope that this can actually happen.

In order to accelerate the expansion of capital and accomplishment of economic development, Iran government has established zones as the Free Trade-Industrial Zones (FTIZ) in areas of many cities during last years. But among the other Free Zones in the world like Hong Kong and Dubai, and overview of this areas in Iran, in the context of promoting development and attracting foreign investment, faces enormous challenges to its long term economic well being. Learning from how other countries do commercial zoning, the author introduces the Zoo Frankfurt. This is scientifically led zoo in Germany has the procreative and information for visitors, research for nature and animal protection in the framework of the conservation of species. He believes that trade in general and FTIZ in Anzali in particular are a major engine for growth for Iran’s economy. In this paper he provides good information on the manner of administration of this FTIZ, especially in areas like Anzali Lagoon and Caspian Sea.

The ports based on their specialization and services are divided to different types, which are: free trade, transit, industrial, petroleum, travel, marine base, and commercial ports. Among these, nowadays in the world, “Free Trade Zones” play an important role in different countries’ economical scenes and their economical, industrial and constructing developments. Reasons and objectives of establishment of the free zones in developing countries are generally seen as a resolution for releasing them of their administrative and legal regulations and complications. Also, Islamic Republic of Iran after the Iran-Iraq war (1988) has established several free trade-industrial zones, and the”Bandar-e Anzali Free Trade-Industrial Zone” is one of them. In this article, the definitions, approaches, objects, characteristics, roles, geographical situations, equipments, and facilities in a free trade-industrial zone have been studied realistically. Besides, presenting some economical and experimental indexes and criteria of successful free trade zones in the world, the common ground on which we can predict the possible success or failure of the “Bandar-e Anzali Free Trade-Industrial Zone” has been prepared.

Like different events, establishing a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) may has its identity-based consequences. Recent experimental studies prove the narrow relationship amongst identity, social cohesion and efficiency. Migration to FTZS may increase the sense of insecurity amongst the native people and in turn this may escape the tension between natives and newcomers. Disposal of unanticipated and unfavorite outcomes of establishing FTZS in socio-cultural dimension requires management from above (by political instruments) and below (by societal and cultural variables).