Analysis of Institutional Barriers to Economic Development in East Azerbaijan Province using the data foundation method

The purpose of this study was to obtain a theoretical model to explain the effect of key institutional variables and causal conditions, social structures and transformation processes affecting the economic development of East Azerbaijan province using the logic of the data foundation method. For this purpose, information about the method of data foundation theory was collected through in-depth interviews with the participation of 12 experts who were selected as snowballs. The results of the data foundation theory showed that, factors such as lack of development motivation, lack of trust, government intervention, redundant bureaucracy, corruption, lack of transparency, lack of support from international institutions, lack of observation, government conflict and sovereignty are institutional barriers of development in cities of East Azerbaijan province.