The Role of International Trade Interactions in Iran's Social Development: Examining the Effects of Iran's Trade Agreement with the European Economic Community on the Weight and Value of Four Export Products of the Country, 1963–1973

Aghababa Dastjerdi, Reza; Mansouri Moghadam, Mohammad; Gholizadeh, Mohammadreza; Kiani, Aliakbar

doi:10.22055/qjsd.2026.50313.3117

The Role of International Trade Interactions in Iran's Social Development: Examining the Effects of Iran's Trade Agreement with the European Economic Community on the Weight and Value of Four Export Products of the Country, 1963–1973

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Reza Aghababa dastjerdi ¹

Mohammad Mansouri moghadam ²

Mohammadreza Gholizadeh ²

Aliakbar Kiani ³

¹ PhD student, Department of History, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of History, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Persian Gulf Research Institute, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

10.22055/qjsd.2026.50313.3117

Abstract

The present study examines the role of international trade interactions in the process of social development of Iran during the decade of 1963-1973 by analyzing the effects of the trade agreement between Iran and the European Economic Community. Since its inception, the European Economic Community, in addition to setting goals for political convergence, has put on the agenda the development of trade relations with non-member countries, especially in strategic regions such as the Middle East. In the meantime, Iran, with the aim of strengthening non-oil exports and removing tariff barriers for four major export products, has established official relations with this community and pursued the signing of a trade agreement. This article, relying on a descriptive-analytical method and using historical documents and data, examines the effect of this agreement on the quantity of exports of the country's four major products. The findings show that despite challenges such as weak production infrastructure and competition from Turkey and Greece, the signing of this agreement has played a positive role in increasing the weight and value of exports of these products, and has been an effective step towards linking the Iranian economy with international economic institutions and Iran's social development.

Keywords

Iran

social development

European Economic Community

Second Pahlavi period

trade relations

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