The Truman Four Principle and the Possibility of Development in Iran:(Critical review of Truman Four Principle assistance programs in Iran)

From the perspective of historical sociology, this article discusses the Truman Four principle, which was introduced as one of America's most famous programs to curb communism in Europe. According to Principle 4, US aid came in two forms: "first, to stabilize the economy to prevent the growth of communism, and second, to help the American economy by enabling Europeans to buy American goods; Which soon spread to other countries exposed to the Iron Curtain. The purpose of compiling this article is to study the historical conditions of principle four and its effects in Iran based on development theories. Development theories can be divided into three groups: dependency, globalization, and modernization. Modernization theorists, meanwhile, argued that in order to create sustainable and spontaneous economic growth in the Third World, Third World countries would have to experience the transition from traditional to modern society that developed countries had already experienced. He saw the fundamental obstacles to modernization in the traditional cultural institutions and values ​​of Third World countries, which are at odds with the growth and development of the economy and industrialization. The short-term goal of Principle 4 was to prevent the penetration of communism in Europe and countries sensitive to the United States, which it was able to achieve, but with special long-term railroads, it was also able to achieve the goals that the US...