A Tehran University Professor Defends Government Policy on Flour and Bread
Kiumars Eshterian, a political science professor at Tehran University, defended the government’s approach to flour and bread in an article in the Shargh newspaper. The first part of his article states:
The Minister of Economy has said that now we know where and how much bread each person has purchased. This statement, due to poor presentation, faced negative reactions in the media, overshadowing the positive aspect of this policy, which is combating the widespread corruption and rent-seeking resulting from the management of the country’s flour and bread. However, the more important aspect of this policy is that if successful, it could serve as a model for the political system and policy-making approach. When the government can calculate the number of bread people consume, it naturally leads to the expectation that everything should be accounted for, including the accounting of embezzlement, corruption, and the misuse of public funds.