The 1951-53 oil nationalization dispute and the Iranian economy: a rejoinder. (response to Patrick Clawson and Cyrus Sassanpour, International Journal of the Middle East Studies, vol. 19, p. 1, February 1987)

From: Middle Eastern Studies | Date: July 1, 1995| Author: Majd, M.G. | Copyright information

The nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. caused the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute of 1951-53 in which the UK led a boycott of Iranian oil exports. Patrick Clawson and Cyrus Sassanpour claimed in a 1987 study that the response of the Mossadegh government to the crisis not only prevented the Iranian economy from collapsing but also led to the development of Iran's non-oil exports. A re-examination of the evidence cited by the two authors shows that they had greatly exaggerated the achieveme...

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