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  • In Iran, the powerful traditional merchant class -- known as bazaaris -- was bitter at the Shah's draconian taxation, fines, and other efforts to place them at a disadvantage to his preferred neo-liberal economic development model that brought in foreign investment, foreign consumer goods, and other competition.

    Stephen Zunes: Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran Stephen Zunes 2011

  • In Iran, the powerful traditional merchant class -- known as bazaaris -- was bitter at the Shah's draconian taxation, fines, and other efforts to place them at a disadvantage to his preferred neo-liberal economic development model that brought in foreign investment, foreign consumer goods, and other competition.

    Stephen Zunes: Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran Stephen Zunes 2011

  • In Iran, the powerful traditional merchant class -- known as bazaaris -- was bitter at the Shah's draconian taxation, fines, and other efforts to place them at a disadvantage to his preferred neo-liberal economic development model that brought in foreign investment, foreign consumer goods, and other competition.

    Stephen Zunes: Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran Stephen Zunes 2011

  • In Iran, the powerful traditional merchant class -- known as bazaaris -- was bitter at the Shah's draconian taxation, fines, and other efforts to place them at a disadvantage to his preferred neo-liberal economic development model that brought in foreign investment, foreign consumer goods, and other competition.

    Stephen Zunes: Why Egypt Will Not Turn Into Another Iran Stephen Zunes 2011

  • The merchants – known as bazaaris in Farsi – are a powerful sector, and a series of merchant strikes helped lead to the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the pro-U.S. shah.

    Iran Merchant Protest Halts Tax Increase 2010

  • It would appear the bazaaris are the main supporters of the regime.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • The merchants - known as bazaaris in Farsi - are a powerful sector, and a series of merchant strikes helped lead to the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the pro-U.S. shah.

    Channel 13 Sports 2010

  • The merchants - known as bazaaris in Farsi - are a powerful sector, and a series of merchant strikes helped lead to the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the pro-U.S. shah.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • The merchants - known as bazaaris in Farsi - are a powerful sector, and a series of merchant strikes helped lead to the 1979 Islamic revolution that toppled the pro-U.S. shah.

    Fore, right! 2010

  • Iran's "bazaaris" play an important political as well as economic role.

    AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) 2008

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