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Peer reviewedHaidari, Shokrullah Hamd; Wright, Susan – Community Development Journal, 2001
An ethnographic study of Kalhor nomads in Iran showed that the government's top-down approach to development and weak local institutions obscure the impact of technology on women and poor people. Despite rhetoric about participation, these groups are not consulted about their needs, priorities, and interests. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Ethnography, Females
Peer reviewedVakili-Zad, Cyrus – Community Development Journal, 1998
In Iran, community mosques have been decentralized institutions of local power. Mosque leadership was influential in the overthrow of the Shah. However, the resulting Islamic Republic dominated and used mosques as agents of social control. (SK)
Descriptors: Centralization, Community Development, Community Leaders, Foreign Countries
