What was the economy of Iran like before oil?

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-Friday 2024/10/11 - 00:36
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Souri: Our main income came from trade and agriculture.

The level of economic well-being of our people during the Qajar period and before was not high.  
We fell behind in the global race for industrialization.  
Before oil, we were truly a low-income country.  
Perhaps if the growth trend of the 1940s had continued and we had not become an oil-rich country in the 1950s, our situation would have been better.  

You can watch the complete interview with Dr. Davood Souri, an economist, now on the Abdi Media Rumble channel:

https://rumble.com/c/c-6797570


 

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