The historical sociology of national development planning in iran: ideology, rent and contingencies matter

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2020

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Despite more than six decades of national development planning, Iran suffers from different economicshortcomings. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the underlying reasons for setbacks andshortcomings in the national development planning in Iran. Studies devoted to analyzing the idea ofdevelopment planning and economic setbacks in Iran can be categorized into two groups: the first groupconsists of studies that use tools of mainstream economics to understand causal relationships betweenvariables while the second group involves scholarships that try to understand the role of country’shistorical, social and political dynamics in the economic outcomes. This study adopts the historicalsociology approach, to analyze the ideas put forth by the second group of scholars who have taken specialdynamics of Iranian society into account. To this end, I examined the evolution of ideas developed by thesecond group of scholars. Moreover, I exploited statistics published by the Central Bank of Iran andStatistical Center of Iran to investigate the degree to which the ideas of the second group can explain theoutcomes and shortcomings of the development plans implemented in Iran. The results of the study showthat they diagnosed a lack of pragmatism, oil rents, and weak institutional conditions as the reasons forfailure in development planning in Iran. These intertwined variables are constituent forces and outcomesof an economic ecosystem that have resisted long-term planning rationales. The study concludes that anysocial development that enhances inclusiveness in society through giving voice to outsiders along withimprovement in the rules of the democratic game can promote social welfare as the most important targetof a multidimensional development plan.

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Üçüncü Sektör Sosyal Ekonomi

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