Golamreza Zolfaghari; Asghar Partovi; Malek Zolghadr; Seyed Farshid Jafari Paybandi
Volume 3, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 239-259
Abstract
During the Pahlavi era, the horizontal relationship between the classes and the government changed to a vertical relationship. By obtaining independent resources from society, the government ...
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During the Pahlavi era, the horizontal relationship between the classes and the government changed to a vertical relationship. By obtaining independent resources from society, the government tried to create classification and class movements and decided to create a strong social base for itself. The following article is descriptive-analytical and has investigated the mentioned topic using the library method. The government of Mohammad Reza Shah tried to sideline the influential and historical classes by emphasizing the development programs. These policies, in addition to creating new opportunities and political and economic situations for some classes, limited the opportunities and positions of the traditional classes of Iran. By initiating the land reforms plan, setting aside the nobles and Khans, marginalizing the element of religion and the clergy, and prioritizing industrial development, Shah tried to set aside the traditional market from political-social developments in Iranian society and decided to create a strong base among the peasants, intellectuals and the industrial capitalist class. But due to conflicting development policies, he could not succeed in this matter, and over time, with the shift of classes, newer demands arose that contradicted the legitimacy of the regime of Mohammad Reza Shah, and therefore, this factor caused the fall of this regime. This article seeks to evaluate the impact of Mohammad Reza Shah's policies and their role on social classes.
