A criticize on “Economic threats and resistance economy” book

This paper aims to review the “Economic threats and resistance economy”. The authors believe that economic war (sanctions) is the main threat to Iran’s economy that is an instrument of exercising power. It is also noted that the economy is more vulnerable to sanctions in cyber areas, science and technological dependency in industrial areas and economic dependency to oil sector. Among offered proposals, establishing an economic defence system and base is more applicable. The authors’ effort on finding the links among economy, defence and security is the most important strength point of the book. However, the book could be enhanced in terms of its statistical analysis, credibility of some references and old statistics usage. Although the title mentions resistance economy, but the text doesn’t perpend on general policies of resistance economy. It is necessary to pay more attention to requirements and consistency of resistance economy pattern, comprehensive defence and security pattern and its role in resistance economy. The book could be used as a secondary reference for courses like Iran’s economy and development economics. Nevertheless, a basic move is to establish academic fields like defence economics in graduate level.