Designing of policy-making model for the development of non-oil exports in free zones

Since the Free Zones of Iran have distanced themselves from their goals and become an import platform, this study was conducted with the aim of designing a policy-making model for the development of non-oil exports in the Free Zones and laying the railways towards the realization of export goals. This research is practical from the point of view of purpose, but in terms of method, it is considered as exploratory research.  and has been done with a qualitative approach based on Grounded Theory and in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding and has 402 primary codes, 63 subcategories And 18 main categories. Based on the final results, Causal Factors (factors that inhibit production, barriers to policy-making, barriers to the implementation of laws and policies and export barriers at the enterprise level) affect the development of non-oil exports in Free Zones, as well as Underlying Factors (contexts and requirement of Free Zones, economic structure, cultural structure and capabilities and advantages of Free zones) and Intervening Factors (pressure and interest factors, corruption and profit-seeking) affect strategic factors, and finally, Strategic Factors (improving the decision-making process, improving the structure of the Supreme Council of Free zones , following National patterns of Export development, production prosperity policies, Export development policies, improving marketing factors and Improving management productivity) will turn Free Zones into the country's export platform and development engine, as well as achieve the goals of Free Zones.