Planning and Budgeting

Given to the mosaic ethnological and cultural identity of states around the world, they have experienced different models for good spatial governance. Even now, some states, disregard of existence and non-existence of potential ethnic tensions, are still looking for methods of good governance regarding space and multi-ethnic geography. So far, six models, namely: Assimilation, Partition, Federalism, Consociationalism, Decentralization, and Territorial Autonomy have been tested in several countries. This article tries to comparatively analyze the similarities and differences of these models as well as their advantages and weak points if they are applied in Iran. The findings indicated that it is impossible to take any of these solutions as an absolute panacea and their success depends on the historical developments and the process of democracy. Regarding Iran, it is argued that just the “decentralization” model can be applied and other models are appropriate for this country. Moreover it is expressed that this process requires modifications in City Councils Law to the end that the mayors are directly elected by people. Meanwhile, it is argued that it also requires the principle 44 of Iranian Constitution to be effectively executed and the structure of budgeting in Iran to be modified in favor the regions