Iran’s 3rd Development Plan (1962-1968) and rural migrant employment

Document Type : Research Paper

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PhD, History of Iran. University of Tehran, Tehran,. I. R. Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The strategy adopted by the 3rd Development Plan for providing employment for rural migrants and its failure are discussed in this article.
Method and Research Design: Data for this paper is gathered from archival records and library resources.
Findings and Conclusion: Following the land reform of 1963, massive migration from rural areas to the cities became the main mode of internal migration in Iran. Benefiting from continuous increase in oil revenues, the 3rd national development plan invested heavily in industrial projects in order to provide employment for rural migrants who moved to large cities following the land reform. However, the success of the strategy was limited because of two reasons: 1) capital-intensive industries were not labor-intensive; 2) rural migrants lacked the skills required by such industries.

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