A Survey on the Role of the Iranian Government and Parliament in the Changing of Economic Policies (Case Study: The First Economic, Social and Cultural Plan 1989-1993)

Document Type : Scientific research

Authors

• Vahid Sinaee
• Somayyeh Zamani

https://doi.org/10.22067/le.v19i2.27377

Abstract

After the Iran- Iraq war (1980-1988), the priority of Iran’s policies was modernization of economy and the reconstruction of destructions caused by the war. Reconstruction coincided with the change of economic policies and a tendency towards capitalist economy. This changing of policies occurred despite the fact that the majority of the members of the cabinet and the Islamic Consultive Assembly (Majlis) were in favour of an interventionist state economy. This article studies the changing of economic policies in 1989-1993 and the role of governmental institutions and Majlis in it. Analyzing the data gathered shows the cabinet and Majlis in this transition have had a subordinate and conforming role, whereas a coalition of pragmatist clergies and technocrats played an effective role.

Keywords

• Iran
• reconstruction
• economic policy
• Islamic Consultive Assembly (Majlis)
• Government