Social Dimension of Centralized Rural Management from Constitutional Revolution to Land Reform.

(Case of Study: Marginal villages of Zayandehrud in South Gorkan County of Mobarakeh)

Shapour. Salmanvandi, Hoseyn. Imani Jajarmi, Mehdi Taleb

Abstract

More than half a century has passed from concentration and integrity of the rural affairs administration, from the constitutional period to the land reform. The purpose of this study is to identify the way of organizing rural affairs during the expansion of the land ownership system from constitutional revolution to the implementation of the land reform programs. The method of this research is qualitative. The authors analyzed the data from the documents and interviews using thematic analysis. The statistical population of this study is the villages of the southern part of Gorkan, Mobarakeh. In order to collect information 50 Key Informant of village managers were interviewed. The findings show that land ownership has been expanded and recognized by the abolition of feudalist ownership, which has resulted in the formation of centralized management of rural affairs. Among the important findings of this study was recognition of the centralized management of the village with the owner of the village administration in water management, the establishing discipline and security in the village, communication management, production management and the owner's support, especially in the construction of roads, schools and public places.

The results of this research indicate that cooperation, holistic approach, support, empiricism, low intervention of government, and the lack of bureaucracy were the most important social features of the rural management during the period.

Keywords: Constitutional Period, Land Reform, Centralized Management, Rural Management, Land Owner