Contractual Justice and the Index of Bargaining Power of Tenants in the Iranian Housing Sector-

Contract theory is the study of how contracts develop among economic agents. The imbalance in the bargaining power of the contract parties causes a crisis in the market, particularly in the housing sector. Countries often adopt specific laws to support tenants and increase their bargaining power, thus improving the indexes measuring contractual justice. Islam also offers mechanisms that can prevent possible unfair consequences in contractual relationships. The present study used the method of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to evaluate the mechanisms permitted by Islam to increase the bargaining power of tenants. The bargaining power index was calculated in three cases, before and after the COVID-۱۹ pandemic and in the case of introducing new conditions based on Islamic rules. The results showed that the application of such mechanisms could considerably improve the index of bargaining power of tenants by increasing it from ۰.۴۰۷ to ۰.۹۸۱. The figure, which even exceeds the global average of ۰.۷۵۱, is considered a significant improvement in line with Islamic regulations.

کلیدواژه ها:

Bargaining Power ، Contract Theory ، contractual justice ، Housing Sector ، Islamic perspective