#54 Planet Money: Iran's Shi'a Economy

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Planet Money

The economy explained.

Englisch , Wirtschaft , Nachrichten

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vor 16 Jahren

Iran's Presidential election might come down to the country's economy, and Iran's economy might come down to one book by the Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr. Sayed Mohsen Naquvi of the non-profit Independent Visions says Sadr's book will influence Islamic thought on government and economics for centuries to come.

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