tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622866938793901249.post5134719349112694921..comments2013-07-05T10:12:34.878-07:00Comments on My Journal: We the Americans: What kind of Middle East do we want?My America Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12506562234214428100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622866938793901249.post-11754691654643347822007-11-18T04:54:00.000-08:002007-11-18T04:54:00.000-08:00When Mohammad Reza assumed power in 1941, he attem...When Mohammad Reza assumed power in 1941, he attempted to continue his father's modernization efforts. By 1978 Iran had experienced great changes, but progress had been uneven for various elements of the population and different parts of the country over the preceding half- century. The Revolution of 1979 substituted "self-reliance" for Westernization as the focus of development. The importing of luxury goods, such as color televisions and stereos, was stopped, and the funding for development and construction in particular was cut significantly. Reductions in construction spending affected the entire economy and sent the gross national product (GNP) on a downward spiral. The budget cuts made in the name of "self-reliance," after the Revolution in 1979 and the onset of the war with Iraq in 1980, did additional damage to the economy. <BR/><BR/>http://www.mongabay.com/reference/country_studies/iran/ECONOMY.html<BR/><BR/>read it all, fool.Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803844140223954870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622866938793901249.post-57829241732749233332007-11-17T16:13:00.000-08:002007-11-17T16:13:00.000-08:00My God, you are so poorly educated about Iran, esp...My God, you are so poorly educated about Iran, especially under the Shah.Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09803844140223954870noreply@blogger.com