Determining the Strengths of Economic Development Policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the SWOT Model

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

Yousef Karimi Katayoonche ¹ , mohamadhasan elahimanesh ² , Ali Mohseni ³

1 - PhD Student, Department of Political Science, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran

Received: 2021-09-22 Accepted : 2021-09-22 Published : 2021-11-22

Keywords: Economic Development, Economic Policy, Threats of Economic Development, Economic Development Opportunities,

Abstract :

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the economic development policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran based on the SWOT model and to present a favorable model. The main question of the research is what are the strengths of economic development policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran? Accordingly, the main hypothesis of the research is that according to the swot model, economic development policy has many strengths. After analyzing the research findings and according to the numbers obtained from the fourth chapter matrix and the scores of strategy attractiveness, the priorities of strategy implementation can be categorized based on environmental and internal factors. The results showed that establishing economic ties with neighboring countries that have strong monetary potentials, prioritizing neighboring countries, focusing on achieving all areas, and accessing to modern technology in the West Asian region are considered as the strategic advantages of Iran’s economic development policies.