Background: State and market institutions are among the most important and influential political-economic organizations whose composition and role can influence the integrity of the social system. Urban spatial planning implies a specialized form of collective action regarding the social organization of space. At the heart of this collective action is a broad set of state-market relations. The fundamental question is how the role and relations of the market institution (in its general sense and not in the sense of the physical market of cities) and the state institution are formed in urban spatial development planning. Objectives: The main purpose of this research is to develop a conceptual framework of how the role and relationship between the state and market are formed in urban spatial planning in Iran. Method: The Systematic Grounded Theory Method was used as the main research method. The required data was gathered through purposive sampling via semi-structured interviews with experts knowledgeable about Iran's political economy and planning system. Results: During the three stages of data analysis, 645 concepts, 59 sub-categories, and 20 main categories were identified and presented in a paradigm model. Conclusion: The research findings indicate that the role and relationship between the state and market in spatial planning for urban development in Iran are based on the axis of "institutional complexity, imperfection, and inefficiency," which has been identified as the central phenomenon in the paradigm model. Causal, contextual, and intervening conditions in the relationship and role of the state and market in the spatial planning of Iranian cities have led to complexity and inefficiency. In response to this phenomenon, actors have adopted strategies that exacerbate consequences. In other words, the state and market have not been able to complement each other and act in a dialectical relationship to address each other's shortcomings in the urban spatial planning of Iran.
hosseinabadi, M. and Ghalandarian, I. (2024). State-Market Interactions: A Perspective on Urban Spatial Planning in Iran. Urban Planning Knowledge, 8(3), -. doi: 10.22124/upk.2025.27168.1940
MLA
hosseinabadi, M. , and Ghalandarian, I. . "State-Market Interactions: A Perspective on Urban Spatial Planning in Iran", Urban Planning Knowledge, 8, 3, 2024, -. doi: 10.22124/upk.2025.27168.1940
HARVARD
hosseinabadi, M., Ghalandarian, I. (2024). 'State-Market Interactions: A Perspective on Urban Spatial Planning in Iran', Urban Planning Knowledge, 8(3), pp. -. doi: 10.22124/upk.2025.27168.1940
CHICAGO
M. hosseinabadi and I. Ghalandarian, "State-Market Interactions: A Perspective on Urban Spatial Planning in Iran," Urban Planning Knowledge, 8 3 (2024): -, doi: 10.22124/upk.2025.27168.1940
VANCOUVER
hosseinabadi, M., Ghalandarian, I. State-Market Interactions: A Perspective on Urban Spatial Planning in Iran. Urban Planning Knowledge, 2024; 8(3): -. doi: 10.22124/upk.2025.27168.1940
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