An Introduction to the Political Economy of Islam: From Inquiry to Understanding Islamic States

The unifying theme of Dr. Mortazavi?s research projects has been the economic model of rationality and its limitations. Dr. Mortazavi?s research shows that cultures matter and cultural institutions could explain the success and failure of inter-cultural borrowing of ideas. His research has demonstrated that the disregard for cultural differences among nations is the reason for the failure of Japanese-style employee involvement in the United States, the failure of the U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and the failure of neo-classical economics in protecting the environment.