Import of foreign goods and the emergence of a crisis in the production of crafts in the first Pahlavi period

The relations between Iran and the industrial west in the 12th century AH / 18 AD had various effects and results; In the economic sphere, for example, these results were quite tangible. From the second half of the 13th century AH, the production guilds were most affected by the economic relations between Iran and the West, and in the gradual process of changing the structure of the Iranian economy, did not enjoy the possibility of transformation and modernization in the organization and production technology. Finally, in the first Pahlavi period, the orientation of economic and social relations governing Iranian society caused a significant change or gradual decline of some areas of professional production. In this study, how changes occur in the production of crafts, the actions of craftsmen in adapting or coping with new conditions, and finally the consequences of measures taken in the field of importing goods, are considered. This research has used the method of data collection in the form of libraries, especially archives, and pays attention to the analysis of the relations between professional production and its opposition to industrial production. The results of the present study show that the professionals, in the face of the difficult situation they faced, took solutions in the field of economic policy, countermeasures and cross-cutting actions that were ultimately inefficient and the import of foreign goods remains Remained one of the challenges facing manufacturing industries.