The Analysis of Political and Environmental Reflections of Border Markets

Research on border areas is one of the subjects, which has drawn a significant amount of attention in developmental research including political, economic, social and ecological investigations over recent years. Remoteness from the capital city is one of the main features of the border areas, which as a result, leads to remoteness of these regions from the cores of political, economic and decision-making powers. Unpleasant consequences for border areas ensue due to this geographic issue, which mainly arises from the nature of border areas. Severe deprivation and lacking the merit of enjoying the advantages resulting from development plans are the most crucial ramifications of this fact. Governments deem various strategies as solutions for this problem. Establishing joint border markets is considered as one of the most common development methods for border areas. Nowadays, the majority of the countries endeavor to establish such markets in order to develop border areas establish economic and social justice and extend regional mutual collaborations. This research focuses on the analysis of environmental-political reflections of the border markets of Marivan Bashmaq in Kurdistan Province of Iran. The information was collected using library and field method and was analyzed using Spss Program by descriptive-analytical approach. The obtained results indicated that Bashmaq border market has had positive economic-political influences in different areas such as establishing and developing infrastructures, raising the rate of employment, decreasing smuggling and expanding regional collaborations between Kurdish provinces of both sides of border.