The Economic Modernisation of Iran, 1953-1968: Architects, Agents, and Unwitting Thwarters
Author: Rahnema, Ali
ISBN: 9781836430988
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 31 Mar 2026
Pages: 528
Format: Hardback
In 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalised Iran's oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule of the Shah, Iran was a booming export economy, benefiting from high oil prices and consumer demand. It had unambiguously become a modern industrial economy. Sifting through primary and secondary sources, Ali Rahnema charts Iran's progress in this vital fifteen-year period. He asks, who can claim the credit? And who bears the blame for its critical failures?
ISBN: 9781836430988
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 31 Mar 2026
Pages: 528
Format: Hardback
In 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalised Iran's oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule of the Shah, Iran was a booming export economy, benefiting from high oil prices and consumer demand. It had unambiguously become a modern industrial economy. Sifting through primary and secondary sources, Ali Rahnema charts Iran's progress in this vital fifteen-year period. He asks, who can claim the credit? And who bears the blame for its critical failures?
