Economic development of border villages with an emphasis on markets (Case study: Marivan-Bashmagh border)

Border market research is one of the topics that have received a lot of attention in recent years in studies of rural and regional development in border areas, including economic research. The aim of the present study was to develop the economy of frontier villages with an emphasis on the border market of Bashmaqh Marivan. The nature of this applied research is descriptive and analytical and its type is survey. The three villages of Savoji, Ney and Saadabad were studied near the market. Necessary data were collected and interviewed using documentary and survey methods and using the researcher-made questionnaire. SPSS software and Mamdani fuzzy model were used for data analysis. In the study of correlation between economic development of border villages and Bashmagh border market, the study of Pearson correlation coefficient values showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between all related variables (economic development) and Bashmagh Marivan border market (independent variable). There is a 0.99 confidence level. Based on the results, there is a strong correlation, especially in the indicators of reducing unemployment and job creation, attracting and employing local people and expanding border exchange. Also, in inferring the economic variable status in determining the priority of villages near Bashmagh border market using Mamdani fuzzy model, for each village, the final amount of unfuzzy was determined as the output of fuzzy inference system in MATLAB software. This value is equal to 0.70 for Savji village, 0.70 for Ni village and 0.72 for Saadabad village, which shows the average economic level for all three villages according to the studied variable.