سید اصغر آقامیرزایی

The five development plans of the second period of Pahlavi passed in 1327. The main goal of the development programs was to change the economic and social foundations of the traditional Iranian society to a developed country, the most important components of which were to raise the standards of living and becoming an industrial and urban society. The present article tries to study the situation of agriculture and farmers in Kurdistan province during 1327 to 1351 (end the fourth development plan) based on historical research, economic and social approach and collecting documents from reputable document centers such as: Documents in the National Library, Documents Center of Hamedan and documents of budget and planning organization, Parliament research center and library resources to examine it. The research findings showed that by eliminating the landlord-farmer system, the traditional rural management system was abolished without a suitable alternative. Also, the socio-economic development programs of the second Pahlavi in Kurdistan province were mostly related to service projects (influenced by the political-security approach). Therefore, it eventually led to the formation of public dissatisfaction and political vulnerability. The research method in this article is documentary method and content analysis of documents.

To investigate social and economic development programs undertaken in Kurdistan province over the course of 25 years.

Archival documents and library materials were consulted to gather data for this study.

Five development did not achieve goals. By the end of the 4th development plan literacy rate in Kurdistan remained 22% in rural and 52% in urban areas. Wiith regard to medical services, access to clean water, public spaces in urban areas, roads, telecommunications, balanced development of industry and agriculture, living standards Kurdistan were poor. However, the plans caused chnge in the relation between the government and citizens. Through educational and economic programs, the regime increased its influence in rural areas and made the population more dependent.