Abstract
A survey of attitudes towards markets which was originally conducted in the U.S and the U.S.S.R. in 1991 was repeated on a random sample of residents of Tehran in 1994. The survey results for the three countries have been compared. The results show that the attitudes of Iranians (residents of Tehran) on some aspects of market institutions are similar to Americans and Russians. Similarity of attitudes was observed on the fairness of profiteering, importance of incentives, appropriateness of exchange of money in dealings with friends and relatives, and comprehension of compensated price changes. On the other hand, significant differences were found on the following issues: Iranians are most supportive of price controls and commodity rationing in cases of shortages; Iranians are more pessimistic about social acceptability of businessmen; a larger portion of Iranians think that demand-pushed price increases are unfair. These anti-market attitudes might be a major reason for the recent resistance to market-oriented reforms in Iran.
Arabic Abstract:
قام الباحث بتطبيق نفس المسح الخاص بالسلوك تجاه اقتصاد السوق والذى أجرى فى الولايات المتحدة والاتحاد السوفيتى سنة 1991 على عينة عشوائية من سكان طهران وذلك فى عام 1994. وقد تمت مقارنة النتائج فى الدول الثلاث. واظهرت النتائج ان سلوك الايرانيين (من سكان طهرا
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Research Fellows
Nader Habibi
Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in...