Submitted by ReecoElryk t3_zuw5gi in history
King--of--the--Juice t1_j1nn93j wrote
Reply to comment by morismano in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk
> Iran was doing very well economically
Well it wasn't. Inflation rate from 1964 to 1974 was on average %2.6. Then from 1974 to 1978 it reached %24.9, and the cost of living was doubled. There was just too much money pouring in Iran as a result of the 1973 oil shock and the economy overheated. More money more problems.
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