A review of the theoretical models and approaches governing the development planning environment in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD Student in Sociology of Economics and Development, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran.

Abstract

Iran is one of the oldest countries in development planning. Codified programs before the revolution began in 1327 and continued until 1977. But the country in these periods not only did not achieve the desired development goals, but is still at the beginning of a tumultuous path. Regarding the failure of Iran's development plans, domestic and foreign development thinkers and theorists have said that each of them can be considered from its own scientific perspective. One of the main reasons for not achieving the goals of development programs is the lack of theoretical support and development paradigm. In this research, an attempt has been made to present a model of planning in the country from a historical and analytical point of view, in which the role of structures, people, historical events, major economic fluctuations, political tendencies and the main influential factors in program policy are considered. To be placed main

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