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DESCRIPTION:Economic crisis management is a critical governmental strategy 
 during periods of profound upheaval\, such as the Second World War. Under 
 such extreme conditions\, states that implement timely and appropriate pol
 icies can mitigate the severity of crises and limit the expansion of their
  negative repercussions across economic\, social\, and political spheres.\
 n\nAs a global conflict\, World War II exerted influence on all nations—
 whether belligerent\, occupied\, or neutral. Consequently\, a comparative 
 examination of the diverse crisis-management measures adopted by governmen
 ts worldwide during this tumultuous period constitutes a foundational area
  of historical inquiry. Certain policies\, such as rationing\, proved effe
 ctive in specific national contexts\, successfully stabilizing situations 
 and preventing further deterioration (the United Kingdom serves as a notab
 le example). In other national settings\, however\, identical or similar p
 olicies not only failed to resolve the crises but exacerbated existing eco
 nomic and social distress.\n\nFocusing on Iran as a case study during Worl
 d War II\, this research seeks to address the following questions:\n\n1. W
 hat specific economic policies and measures were employed by successive Ir
 anian governments to control the crisis during the war?\n2. How did the im
 plementation of these measures ultimately influence the trajectory and out
 come of crisis management efforts in Iran?\n\nThe central hypothesis of th
 is study posits that the key interventionist policies enacted by the Irani
 an state—including:\n\n· The rationing of essential commodities\n· The
  establishment of state monopolies over foreign trade\n· Specific fiscal 
 and taxation measures\n· The expansion of the money supply (issuance of b
 anknotes)\n· Legislation against hoarding and smuggling\n\n—collectivel
 y failed to produce a stabilizing effect on Iran's wartime economy. Instea
 d\, it is argued that these measures contributed significantly to inflatio
 nary pressures\, acute commodity shortages\, price hyperinflation\, and\, 
 in certain regions and periods\, conditions of famine.
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LOCATION:Room 201 (Seats 42)
SUMMARY:Iran's Economic Crisis Management During World War II: An Analysis 
 of Interventionist Policies and Their Consequences - Marziye Mansoury
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/N9DCED/
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