Investigating The Effect of Inequality on Iran's economic dependence

Historical factors impacting underdevelopment have been a constant concern for researchers. In the theoretical literature, the central problem addressed by the dependency school is inequality. The aim of research is to demonstrate, using an analytical-descriptive approach within the framework of old and new perspectives on dependency, the effect that the increase in inequality has had on Iran's economic dependence. this research tries to analyze from the channel of the performance of transnational corporation. The research findings show that inequality has made Iran's economic dependence. firstly, from a political economy point of view, it is suggested that inequality and lack of industry capability and technological backwardness of Iran are the driving force behind the tendency to import. this issue reveals an aspect of the Iran's economic dependence. In this context, transnational corporation have an impact on the economic dependence due to their role in controlling trade relations of countries through the term of trade. Secondly, the improvement of technological industry capability, along with the reorganisation of the institutional system, requires the transferring capital, technology which is carried out by transnational corporation and can lead to dependency. The research findings suggest that entry of transnational corporations into Iran with the aim of transferring capital and technology has not led to the realisation of development goals without the provision of appropriate institutional platforms.