The Role of Economic Diplomacy on Developing Economic Corporations of Iran with Central Asia Countries (Case of Khorasan Razavi Province)

Document Type : Research

Authors

1 Assistance Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Planning, Economics and Rural Development Research Institute (APERDRI), Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistance Professor of Political Sciences, Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, Political, Language, Islamic Azad University Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.

3 Graduate Msc Student of Political Sciences, Department of Political Sciences, Faculty of Law, Political, Language, Islamic Azad University Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Observations indicate that Iran is the latest commercial partner of five central Asia countries (CA). Also, Khorasan Razavi province (KRP) has the most share Iranian export to CA among other provinces, while this share recently has been reduced severely. Therefore, developing the economic diplomacy of Iran and, especially, KRP with CA has undeniable importance to non-oil export increase and reducing the effects of economic sanctions which has been studied in this research. For this purpose, statistical sample has been determined using snowball method and questionnaires distributed between experts of KRP chamber of commerce and Iran foreign affairs representative in northeast (n=25). SWOT matrix was applied to analyze data. Results indicated that, being the hub of foodstuffs production, having professional exporters and nearby CA, are main strengths, low quality of exported goods, marketing weaknesses and exporters negative competition are main weaknesses; plenty of water resources in some CA, cultural communions and CA inaccessibility to international waters are main opportunities; fluctuations of trade laws in CA, existence of powerful rivals and problems of foreign exchange transfer are main challenges of developing the economic diplomacy of KRP with CA. Finally, notice to being hub of foodstuffs production and having most negative water balance among other provinces and notice to potential market of CA equal to 73 million peoples, having high share of agricultural lands to total square and plenty of water resources between CA, developing the economic diplomacy of KRP with CA through foodstuffs export and abroad cultivation of agricultural products with high water requirements were suggested.

Keywords

References

Arghavani Pirsalami, Fariborz and Mohaddeseh Esmaili (2019). "Islamic Republic of Iran Economic Diplomacy in the Middle East: A Survey on Challenges and Obstacles", Majles and Rahbord, 26(97), (in Perisian).
Arghavani Pirsalami, Fariborz and Mohammad Hasan Gholami (2018). "Economic Diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran within the Framework of Development Plans: Recognition of the Shortcomings of 4th to 6th Development Plans", Jounal of Legal Studies, 10(2), (in Perisian).
Baranay, Pavol (2009). Modern Economic Diplomacy, Latvia, Publications of Diplomatic Economic Club.
Bergeijk, Peter A.G. van and Selwyn J.V. Moons (2018). Research Handbook on Economic Diplomacy, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.
Damanpak Jami, Morteza (2019). "Development of Economic Diplomacy in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Policy: Review of the Achievements of the Past and Challenges Ahead", Journal of Foreign Policy, 32(4).
Daneshnya, Farhad (2013). "Globalization and Islamic Republic of Iran Developmental Strategy", Strategic Studies of Public Policy, 3(9), (in Perisian).
Dyson, Robert G. (2004). "Abstract Strategic Development and SWOT Analysis at the University of Warwick", European Journal of Operational Research, 152(3).
Dehghani Firoozabadi, Seyed Jalal and Morteza Daman Pak Jami (2016). "Economic diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Central Asia; Evaluation of 25 years of economic relations between Iran and the Republics after independence", Journal of Central Asia and Caucasus Studies, 22(96), (in Persian).
Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), https://irica.gov.ir, (in Persian).
Jianhong, Zhang, Jiang, Jiangang and Choahang Zhou (2014). "Diplomacy and investmen- the Case of China", International Journal of Emerging Markets, 9(2).
Kashian, Abdolmohammad (2019). "Economic Diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran under Sanctions: Outsourcing in Resistive Economics Era", Security Horizons, 12(43), (in Perisian).
Khorasan Razavi Provincial Government, https://ostandari.khorasan.ir, (in Perisian)
Koohkan, Ali Reza and Mohammad Ali Rahiminezhad (2019). "Iran Economic Diplomacy in Central Asia (2005-2017)", Quarterly Journal of South West Asia Studies, 2(8), (in Perisian).
Moons, Selwyn J. V. and Peter A. G. van Bergeijk (2016). "Does Economic Diplomacy Work? A Meta-analysis of Its Impact on Trade and Investment", The World Economy, DOI: 10.1111/twec.12392.
Mousavi Shafaei Massoud and Hemmat Imani (2017). "Economic diplomacy; Approach for Increasing National Strength", Strategy, 25(84), (in Persian).
Neves, Miguel Santos (2017). "Economic diplomacy, Geo-economics and the External Strategy of Portugal", JANUS.NET, e-journal of International Relations, 8(1).
Noy, Chaim (2009), "Sampling knowledge: the hermeneutics of snowball sampling in qualitative research", International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 11(4).
Papadimitriou, Pyrros and Victoria Pistikou (2015). "Economic Diplomacy in Natioanal Security", Procedia in Economics and Finance, 19.
Peternel, Ivona and Martin Gress (2021). "Economic diplomacy: concept for economic prosperity in Croatia", Economic Research, 34(1).
Rah Nejat, Mitra (2020). "Investigating the Challenges of Economic Diplomacy of the Eleventh Administration in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)", Quarterly Studies the State, 6(24), (in Persian).
Sabouri, Ziauddin and Tajoddin Salehian (2017). "Strategic Review of Economic Diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Case Study: Eleventh and Twelfth Governments", International Relations Research Quarterly, 7(24), (in Perisian).
Sajadpour, Mohammad Kazem, Hoseini Seyed Sahmsoddin and Nayerabadi Hamid (2020). "Designing the Model of Economic Diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran Key Needs, Components, and Strategies", Journal of National Security, 9(34), (in Persian).
World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators.
International Political Economy Studies
Volume 4, Issue 2
December 2021
Pages 769-798

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 29 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 15 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 18 September 2021

Share

How to cite

Statistics