To Whisper in the King's Ear: Economists in Pahlavi and Islamic Iran

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dc.contributor.advisorHaufler, Virginia A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSadr, Ehsanee Ianen_US
dc.contributor.departmentGovernment and Politicsen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-28T05:34:57Z
dc.date.available2013-06-28T05:34:57Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractWho whispers in the King's ear, for how long, and to what effect? The primary hypothesis guiding this study is that economists gain influence when the international resources they can deliver are valued and desired by the country's political leadership; and economists lose influence when those resources are not valued or desired. Alternate hypotheses that consider the role of increasing complexity in international economic relations, epistemic communities, emulation, and economists' political activity are also considered. These hypotheses are evaluated through a study of the experiences of economists in Iran under both the Pahlavi monarchy and the Islamic regime. Results indicate support for the primary hypothesis that economists are desired for their ability to signal competence and gain the trust of the international financial and donor communities. Surprisingly, especially in the Islamic Republic, epistemic communities of economists are also found to have been very successful in using moments of political or economic crisis to influence the worldview and economic policy preferences of political leaders.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/13977
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPolitical Scienceen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledInternational relationsen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEconomic historyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEconomic policyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEconomicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEconomisten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEpistemic communityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIranen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPolitical Economyen_US
dc.titleTo Whisper in the King's Ear: Economists in Pahlavi and Islamic Iranen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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