She campaigned for the chancellorship (and nearly lost) as a determined reformer who would unshackle enterprise, unburden taxpayers and “ govern through” all obstacles.
In the 16th century, Protestant reformer Martin Luther suggested moving the date that gifts were given were given from December 6th to Christmas, to help bring more focus to Jesus Christ, but Saint Nicholas didn't get left behind.
Clothes may not make the man, but if your message is modernity and flexibility, they say more than reformer, a label blanched of meaning by its application to a parade of more traditional Saudi royals.
" I can't argue about it, I only know that it's the way of the world, and people who set themselves against it only get laughed at for their pains. I don't like reformers, and I hope you never try to be one."
It is not only the details of the measures that are disturbing but also the overall signal they send, argues Thomas Straubhaar, director of the Hamburg Institute of International Economics.
In the 16th century, Protestant reformer Martin Luther suggested moving the date that gifts were given from December 6th to Christmas, to help bring more focus to Jesus Christ, but Saint Nicholas didn't get left behind.
So the first task of tax reformers must be to minimise such opportunities by having a broader tax base, better enforcement and similar tax rates for different kinds of income.
An Englishman named John Cobb wanted to be the first person to break the 200 mph (320 kph) speed barrier and built a jet-powered boat called Crusader to do it.
On the tape, the commander Mohammad Ali Jafari is seen telling a gathering of Iranian officials that the return of the reformers was a red line for the Guards.
Statistics began life as a tool through which the state could view society, but gradually developed into something that academics, civic reformers and businesses had a stake in.
The body has just exercised this power in a fairly dramatic way. Mr. Rafsanjani leads potential reformers; Mr. Mashaei represents the conservative rivals to Iran's ruling clerics.