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populism
o people's houses
combination of adult education centers, sports clubs, and political indoctrination units
outcome of the government's efforts to take the revolution to the masses
o free education for everyone
education is perfect way to indoctrinate people
etatism
o state capitalism
government controls the economy
switch from agriculture to factories
rely less on imports
Assessment
why isn't Iran as successful as Turkey?
o geographically Iran is much more isolated
o Shia country (different role of religious institutions)
clerks have special relationship with the hidden Imam and couldn't take away the
power, but the clerks in Sunni aren't as important, so taking away their power wasn't
that hard
o less experience with reform
o lack of trained civil servants
what kind of modernization and what kinds of effects on Iranian society?
how did this "new" Iran relate to the West?
o not very well, copying wasn't successful
the son was even worse than Reza Shah