The role of economic structures in the tendency towards authoritarianism and militaristic thought in the period of Reza Shah

Economic structures are among the factors influencing the formation of the political system and the way in which a political system is formed and sustained. Therefore, economic structures may lead to the formation of authoritarian ideas and militaristic tendencies in developing societies, including Iranian society. The present study has dealt with this issue in the first Pahlavi period.

This research is of theoretical type. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection is library and has been done by referring to documents, books and articles.

 In the various stages of writing this article, while respecting the originality of the texts, the principles of honesty and trustworthiness have also been observed.

Disturbed economic conditions, lack of central economic system, lack of proper financial system to generate government revenue and spending on public affairs are among the reasons that led to the emergence of Reza Shah in the post-Qajar era. Also, the support of intellectuals and political elites for a powerful king has been one of the factors in the emergence and continuation of Reza Shah's rule.

Several conditions affected the continuity of militaristic and authoritarian thought in Reza Shah's time, including rent structure, the existence of a new landlord-based system based on the rise of the military and a circle close to Reza Shah, huge central government revenues from taxes, customs and oil, including There were factors that led to the independence of the Pahlavi government from the people and the tendency towards authoritarianism and militaristic thought.