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Rent, Kleptocracy and the Turf Mafia: How Stadium Grass Became a Licence to Steal
Iran’s “turf mafia” uses opaque stadium contracts, inflated costs and engineered turf failures to delay renovations, displace clubs and convert football infrastructure into a…
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Iran’s Mines: A Menace to Local Communities, a Haven for Rent-Seeking
Parliament research shows Iran’s mining sector fosters rent-seeking and monopolies, sidelines local communities, and—rather than driving sustainable development—remains primarily extractive, degrades the environment, depletes…