Consumption of domestic goods promotes national pride, IUESA Secretary
The Secretary of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) stressed that the consumption of domestic goods, could bring about the wheel of employment and industry and promotes self-confidence and national pride.
Seyed Mohsen Tabatabaei Mozdabadi, the Secretary of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) stressed that the consumption of domestic goods, could bring about the wheel of employment and industry and promotes self-confidence and national pride.
If we take a deep look at the history of the development of different nations, we find that the pioneers of development are those who have a particular emphasis and commitment in supporting domestic production. Japan is a good example of how the loyalty to the empire has been changed to loyalty to the factory and national production in the new era and since that day the development process of the country has begun swiftly, he added.
As we know today, urbanization has become a dominant way of life in the world, moreover, cities offer themselves as a place of mass consumption, but a form of consumption that promotes capitalism, and unfortunately, it is followed in developing countries, including our country. Not only will it not seek economic salvation, it will have more economic dependence, and it will also socially advance society towards the social "modern consumerism" in order to persuade and satisfy false needs, Mozdabadi stressed.
The most notable example of this type of consumerism in our country is the consumption of cosmetic products, accounting for about one third of the total consumption of these products in the Middle East for Iran. Iran is the seventh consumer country of these products, and every Iranian household spends about 5 percent of its annual income on cosmetic and beauty products, while in Germany it is 1.5 percent and in England 1.7 percent, he added.
However, the consumption, which can turn into a driving force for economic and social development, is the consumption of domestic goods, as it brings about the wheel of employment and industry, and, on the other hand, promotes self-confidence and national pride. That is why the pattern of resistance economy, the progressive and comprehensive version of the transition to a sustainable economy in the country, thus emphasizes the concept of national production, and in this regard, the Supreme Leader named the slogan of new Iranian year 1397 as “Support for Iranian Product.” It goes without saying that this slogan has raised the responsibility of the people for the consumption of Iranian goods and encourages domestic producers to promote quality and competitiveness.
Therefore, it is obvious that any planning for the implementation of resistance economy model must be in the context of cities, and cultural development, especially culture-building in the field of consumption, as highlighted in general policy, in paragraph 8, must take place in cities.
On the other hand, the consumption of Iranian goods, as mentioned, will lead to the prosperity of urban economy through the prosperity of employment and the activation of various sectors of its industry and services.
Support for Iranian product has boosted production throughout the country, resulting in a slowdown in the process of immigration to large cities and, consequently, the reduction of social and economic damage on the periphery of metropolitan areas.
Supporting Iranian product leads cities to entrepreneurial and creative cities instead of consuming ones, making it easy to manage the city, he stressed.
