Investigating the Approach of Lorestan Publications to the Development of the Province in the Second Pahlavi Era (1330-1334)

This study has been done by investigating 92 issues from eight titles of printed publications in Lorestan during the years 1330-1334. The purpose of this study is to review and evaluate the approach of these publications to reform and development in the province during these years. The main question of this research is that “what approach did Lorestan publications have to development in various economic, political, social and cultural fields?” In their view, what are the obstacles to the province's underdevelopment and what strategies have they offered to solve Lorestan's backwardness? Attempts are made to extract the characteristics and concepts related to development in these four sections from the titles and content of articles and materials contained in these publications and to analyze and evaluate them more than just quantifying them. The findings show that due to the coincidence of their publication with the 17th National Assembly elections and the relative freedom during the time of Dr. Mossadegh working as Prime Minister, issues related to political development have become more frequent in these publications. The authors of these articles have had a realistic approach to the problems and obstacles of the province's underdevelopment. While emphasizing culture as the most fundamental basis for reform and development, they have made investment and modernization in this sector conditional on solving the economic problems of the society. Paying attention to local capacities and promoting a culture of public participation to solve social and economic problems is one of the solutions considered by these publications.