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https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24752_a2e348c5bb5d98a87138f5ab183a8dda.pdf
2014-06-01
10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.40919
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Rural & Research Planning
rplanning@um.ac.ir
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https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24767_829cf09a908da96d2ede5e8fa59c9d01.pdf
2014-06-01
10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.40934
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Rural & Research Planning
rplanning@um.ac.ir
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LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Review and Assessment of Factors Influencing Villagers' Satisfaction with Rural Housing (Case Study: Avramanat Region, Kermanshah Province)
Purpose: The study is descriptive and analytical that was performed with the aim of the Study and Evaluation of the rural satisfaction level in Avramanat region of Kermanshah Province and identifys the factors affecting their satisfaction of their housing units.
Methodology: The studies populations are Consists of 22279 rural households in 4 cities in of Kermanshah Province is located in the Avramanat that based on the Cochran formula were considered 280 persons as a sample size. The instrument was a questionnaire survey.
Finding: According to the results of this study that was performed through the SPSS software, Patients satisfaction of their housing is lower than medium. Also, the results showed that the four-factor analysis of variance (welfare, health, and physical facilities) affecting villagers' satisfactions with their study area of housing, the entire city area Avramanat level of 0.01 are significant. Duncan test results showed the city peers in terms of satisfaction level of rural housing, or housing in which they live, is the lowest level of satisfaction. Therefore, planners and policy makers need to look particularly rural housing is.
Research limitation: One of the main challenges in this study is high costs of completing the questionnaire, according to the extent of the study area, the main challenges facing researchers in this study.
Practical implications: According to the findings, suggestions included providing a program of the government in the short term (shock) for medium-term and long-term programs and Javanrood city to other city in this case to prevent the emptying of villages and reach goals stability, have been proposed.
Original/value: This study is important from this point of view, we can define the satisfaction of villagers from their houses (given that many rural housing construction in rural area is), coming and understanding of the right affecting satisfaction to be used in construction.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24777_0c774fb872ea04c3df098badfced3077.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.18720
Rural Housing
Satisfaction
Avramanat region
Kermanshah Province
Davood
Jamini
davood.jamini@gmail.com
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Isfahan University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Seyyed Hedayatolah
Nori Zamanabadi
alireza472003@yahoo.com
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Isfahan University
AUTHOR
Mohammad Sadegh
Ebrahimi
alitosee1386@gmail.com
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Technology University of Isfahan
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Evaluation of Women’s Work Empowerment and its Role in Economic Development in Rural Areas (Case study: Kounani District of Kouhdasht County)
Purpose: For the time being, the status of women in any society is an indicator of a society progress; indeed more attention will be paid to this fact day in day, and international organizations and institutes which involved in development activities have put their emphasis on this subject. One of the main important approaches to improve the women status is to empower their situation in important aspects of life and particularly in economic. Therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate the women empowerment and their role in development of rural area economy.
Methodology: This paper is a practical, and the study was descriptive- analytical is survey. In which two ways documentary and is survey (Questionnaires and interviews) is used to collect the data needed. The study population, are residing rural womens in the Kounani district in Kouhdasht County (10895) among them 330 people, were selected by simple random sampling.
Findings: The results of the study indicated that the highest level of women empowerment in economic sectors was related to agricultural activities, which had a direct and significant relation with age and income variables. It was also found that women, who had higher-level of empowerment, will be more capable of earning higher income.
Research Limitation: One of the challenges of this study was to visit the area of the study and to prepare and fill out the questionnaire among rural women who were facing the traditional attitudes.
Practical Implication: with conclude accurate recognition of women abilities in various fields of occupational and also to determine their potential and capabilities empowerment of, such interest, confidence, knowledge and expertise, local experience and knowledge, responsibility, and It is easier to achieve women's empowerment.
Original/value: achieve to women's empowerment on the one hand can lead to a decrease in female unemployment and increase their ability to perform various activities, and on the other to improve social and economic conditions of their families and ultimately lead to rural development in various aspects.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24800_bf8fb205f198169bd065b0f29c03102a.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.22524
Women
occupational capabilities
Empowerment
rural economic development
Kounani District
Mojtaba
Ghadiri Ma'soum
mghadiri@ut.ac.ir
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Tehran University
AUTHOR
Jamshid
Eynali
einalia@gmail.com
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Zanjan University
AUTHOR
Farshad
Souri
farshadsoory@yahoo.com
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Tehran University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Mahdi
Cheraghi
mehdicharaghi@yahoo.com
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Tehran University
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Presenting a Model to Explain the Relationship between the Sustainability of the Farming System and Life Quality in Rural Areas (Case study: Miandeh Dehestan of Fasa County)
Purpose: In this study, the relationship between sustainable agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas is Miandeh Dehestan in Fasa County is examined.
Methodology: This study is descriptive-analytic and a survey research method was employed. Data was collected through field studies. The research population of this study was the head of the rural families of Mianded in Fasa. Using the Cochran formula, a sample of 218 was selected and a questionnaire was given to them. Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. It indicated that it was a reliable research tool.
Finding: The results of the statistical analysis indicate that the positive relationship between quality of life and sustainable development of agriculture was significant. The partial indices of fit (relative to the critical significance level) indicate that all of the factor loadings are significantly different from zero. Among the latent variables, the sustainable agriculture and the quality of life variables viewer (social, economic, environmental and quality of education, health and income, quality of habitat, environmental quality, infrastructure, leisure and security) have a significant positive relationship.
Research limitation: The lack of access to information about agriculture and the quality of life brought some problems in this research.
Practical implication: According to findings of this study, paying more attention to the quality of life for people who live in rural areas and their problems should be among the priorities of administrators. The problems such as such as housing, water, electricity, creating employment and income, and building the roads are among the inevitable necessities in rural areas.
Original/ value: The value of this study lies in the fact that it is among the few studies focusing on the relationship between quality of life and agriculture. Furthermore, it can be considered as an innovation.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24815_a9dbef6af32e3b4624230e43b63e5d8b.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.23335
Sustainable development
Sustainable agriculture
quality of life
rural areas
rural-ship of Miandeh in Fasa County
Mohammad Reza
Bosshaq
m.r.boshagh@gmail.com
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Isfahan University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Ahmad
Taghdissi
a.taghdisi@ltr.ui.ac.ir
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Isfahan University
AUTHOR
Hamze
Rahimi
ahimi_hamze@yahoo.com
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AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
The analytic study of preventive factors in agricultural development in rural areas (Case study: Khondab County, Markazi Province)
Purpose: This study considers deterring factors for agricultural development in rural areas of Khondab County as an arising effect of previous governmental officials; while natural factors cannot be ignored.
Methodology: The research method of this study is the analysis of documents and surveys (questionnaires, field interview). The sample of the study consists of 370 farmers from 25 rural settlements in Khondab County and 18 are researchers and academic experts.
Finding: The results show that Shannon's entropy method with an average level of agricultural development 0.030 was less than ideally expected. The natural performance level of the area is 3.64 on the Likert scale, which is higher than the median of three comments. The average of desirability behavior pattern of the government in agricultural development planning in Likert scale is 1.80 which is lower than the level of middle and theoretical research. The impact of such behavior on Agricultural Development Planning Performance indicators is obvious (0.019). In the meantime, infrastructure components, training and promotion and investment banks operating in sequence with correlation coefficients 0.419, 0.670 and 0.438 a significance level of 0.000, 0.000 and 0.002 with the agricultural development of targeted communication have shown that this relationship is not based on investment and diversion operation of government in the economy. The Arrangements of weights, measures the average market price of agricultural products in rural Khondab County (0.011), show the disadvantage of these dimensions. The importance of price regulation arrangements on agricultural development is the same.
Research limitation: The limitation of this study is the lack of adequate information and lack of access to information in the respective organization.
Practical implications: The mutual relations between the government and farmers should participate in one-point which lead to securing the country's development goals and to enable a balance to achieve economic growth in the agricultural sector.
Original/value: The majority of research studies done in the field of agriculture villages, relied solely on the internal structure and ignored the external factors. The present study considers the theoretical foundation of the government intervention in the development of agriculture as a part of national economy and finds the key factors hindering agricultural development in the institutional features embedded in the mechanisms of a particular political economy (character Rentier State and reliance on oil revenue).
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24832_deb6de66c9afbb96f2ed9bf8ba7e79a7.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.24326
Natural factors
institutional factors
investment in production
market regulation
Agricultural development
Khondab County
Reza
Khosrobeigi
khosrobeigi_reza@yahoo.com
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Hakim Sabzevari University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Hamid
Shayan
shayan34@yahoo.com
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Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
AUTHOR
Aliakbar
Anabestani
anabestani@um.ac.ir
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Ferdowsi University of Mashha
AUTHOR
Khadije
Bouzarjomehri
azar1334@gmail.com
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Ferdowsi University of Mashha
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Survey Attitudes of Council Members' of Rural Relative to the Preference Quality of Life in Rural Areas (Case Study: Villages of Dehgolan County)
Purpose: The gole of this study is to survey attitudes of council members' of rural relative to the preference quality of life in rural areas of Villages of Dehgolan in Kurditan province. It reveals the priority of indices in terms of the quality of life improvement in this region.
Methodology: This study was descriptive - analytical. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey. The study area is 13 villages located in Dehgalan in Kurdistan province. To find the priorities of indices in terms of the quality of life improvement, the comments of 26 of council members were considered. For data analysis obtained from expert opinions the AHP model of fuzzy Delphi (FDAHP) is used.
Finding: The obtained results show that the indicators of social health and weight of the weight is minimum, average and maximum. And with 0.311 weight defuzzification preference among the highest quality of life scales in rural from the perspective of experts are selected villages After the physical dimensions of the housing quality index identifier C with 0.289 And quality of rural infrastructure identifiers F and 0.121 fuzzy ranking second and third priority is the rural quality of life between 13 village can be studied.
Research limitation: One of the main challenges of this study was that there were no documented standards for defining the quality of life.
Original/value: The importance of this study is to examine the objective and subjective aspects quality of life. It has achieved remarkable results in both aspects.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24853_110b295b8b52c5487bd5d3af1a124787.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.25346
quality of life
quality of life indicators
methods of multi-criteria decision analysis
Dehgalan
Vahid
Riahi
vriahi@yahoo.com
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Kharazmi University
AUTHOR
Atefeh
Ahmadi
atefe.ahmadi46@gmail.com
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Kharazmi University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Hadi
Alizadeh
std.hadi@yahoo.com
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Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz
AUTHOR
Zohre
Ghadermarzi
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Kharazmi University
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Decent Work in Rural Regions of IRAN
Purpose: Labor market is one of the most important markets in Iran as in many developed and developing countries. However, although attention to this market has always been at the forefront of economic planning, but in most cases, quantity matters more than quality in this market. It is also visible as regional differences especially the case in urban areas. Therefore, the study of the quality of labor market in rural regions is very important in each aspect. Various indices can be used to evaluate the quality of labor market, decent work is one of those. Therefore, this paper attempts to evaluate the rural areas in terms of this indicator.
Methodology: The numerical taxonomy method is used to separate homogeneous areas from non-homogeneous regions and TOPSIS method is applied to assimilate the parameters in homogeneous areas.
Finding: The results show that both of Tehran and Sistan and Baluchestan Provinces are situated in non-homogeneous regions in terms of decent work. In addition, this indicator is improved only about Mazandaran, Qom and Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad provinces in the final year of the forth economic development program in comparison with first year of this plan. In addition and based on the results of this study, rural areas according to the decent work index haven’t gone to the homogeneity and there are obvious differences between the labor markets in rural areas.
Research limitation: ILO introduced a set of 30 decent work indices in order to enable countries to assess and evaluate their job market. While, only 9 indicators is possible to calculate considering to available data in rural areas of Iran. Hence, creating the possibility for achieving to all of decent work and thus calculating the indicators of decent work in rural areas as a whole is the strategy of the future.
Practical implications: The results of this study suggest that rural areas is not homogenous regions in terms of decent work indices and the decent work indicators in 2009 compared to 2005 decreased in most rural areas. Hence, according to the market policies, the rural-urban migrations cannot be expected to decrease and so it is necessary to promote decent work indicators in rural areas.
Original/value: In this study in addition to quantitative aspects (decrease in unemployment rate and job creation), the qualitative dimension the rural labor market is assessed for the first time in these areas, an approach that could be considered by labor market policy makers as a whole and policy makers in the field of rural areas of Iran specially.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24869_661bdf739b0ced37f8ee3ab0613ebfd3.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.27046
Labor market
Decent work
rural areas
Rural Development
Iran
Mohammadali
Feizpour
m.a.feizpour@yazduni.ac.ir
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Yazd University
AUTHOR
Ezatalah
Lotfi
ezatlotfi@ymail.com
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Yazd University
AUTHOR
Abolfazl
Shahmohammadi Mehrjardi
shahmohamadi_abolfazl@yahoo.com
3
Payame Noor University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Assessing the Effects of the Implementation of the Rural Guidance Plan on Rural Settlements Case Study: Neyshabour County)
Purpose: The rural master plan is one of the most fundamental measures implemented in Iran. Considering the implementation trend of these plans, their assessment is essential for rural improvement planning. The purpose of this study is to assess the physical, economic and social effects of the master plan in Neyshabour County.
Methodology: This study is an applied study. The research method employed is descriptive and analytical survey. Furthermore, required data is gathered through documentary methods and accordingly, data of 25 villages in the two groups of rural having mater plan and rural lacking master plan was collected through 358 questionnaires based on Cochran's sample size formula.
Also 35 questionnaires were obtained from experts and the Dehyary as well as the employees of the Housing Foundation of the Islamic Councils.
Finding: The results show that after plan implementation, regarding the physical effects, the indicators suggesting improved pathways as well as the environmental indicators including the Village’s cemetery, sewage, and garbage disposal have not been considered. Indices of immigration, participation, and satisfaction in the social dimension, and indices of investment and employment in economic dimension are in good conditions.
Research limitation: Clarifying hidden aspects of implementing the rural guide plan and analyzing physical, social, and economic impact of the plan on the rural society are considered as challenges for the present study.
Practical implications: According to the findings of the study, implementation strategies such as enforcement of environmental aspects, using a local observer team in all three phases of assessment, using participatory management (government-public), shortening the period of implementing the rural guide plan, etc. are recommended.
Original/value: The importance of the present study is that the results of analyzing strengths and weaknesses of implementing the rural guide plan can be utilized in careful planning for improving the lives of villagers.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24891_bd8fef3ff70bef1220bf0966ea39f595.pdf
2014-06-01
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10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.25665
Assessment of physical
assessment of social- economic
rural master plan
Neyshabour County
Ali
Shamai
shamaiali@yahoo.com
1
Kharazmi University
AUTHOR
Fereshteh
Ahmadabadi
f_ahmadabadi@yahoo.com
2
Kharazmi University
LEAD_AUTHOR
Hassan
Ahmadabadi
h.ahmadabadi@ut.ac.ir
3
Tehran University
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
Ranking of the Districts of Jiroft County Based on Quality of Life Criteria, Using TOPSIS Model
Purpose: The term "Quality of life" (QOL) has entered in the literature of development from 1960 decade. Evaluating and ranking the Quality of life of people in a definite region would be very helpful in presenting solutions and strategies towards reducing poverty and preparing the necessary conditions for development. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze QOL in the centers of rural districs of Jiroft County.
Methodology: Research population included 4243 households that about 350 ones of them were selected as research sample based on Kerjecie and Morgan sampling table and Stratified Random Sampling Technique. A predesigned questionnaire with close and open ended questions was designed to collect data. The validity of the supposed questionnaire was verified using face validity procedure and its reliability was also verified calculating Cronbach's Alpha coefficient (from 0.710 to 0.898) in a pilot study. TOPSIS technique was used to weight QOL criteria and then to rank centers of rural districts.
Findings: The results showed that in a range from 0 to 1, the QOL of Khaton Abad (0.7235) ranked the first and Halil (0.1097) ranked the last. More Over, the Overall mean of QOL in the study area (0.3680) showed that the supposed villages were relatively poor in terms of QOL.
Research limitation: different variables with different measurement scales and the necessity of standardizing the supposed score was the main challenge of this study.
Practical implications: Based on the main findings of this study, it is recommended to pay enough attention to improve some quality of life criteria i.e. income, housing, and nutrition especially in less developed regions such as Halil, Islam-Abad, Dolat-Abad, Sarbijan, Rezvan, Saghdor and Ganjabad.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24904_5525e64ec7ae95d953888679186e1a74.pdf
2014-06-01
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102
10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.28219
quality of life
Ranking
centers of rural areas
TOPSIS
Entropy
Jiroft
Saleh
Shahrokhi Sardo
saleh.sh0028@yahoo.com
1
AUTHOR
Mahdi
Nooripoor
mnooripoor@ymail.com
2
Yasouj University
LEAD_AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
The Requirements of Starting up a Business in Rural Areas of Golestan Province and the Effect of Technical & Vocational Trainings on them
Purpose: This research aimed to identify requirements of starting up a business in rural areas and the effect of technical and vocational training on providing these requirements which carried out as a case study in Golestan province.
Methodology: The research survey method based on a questionnaire was employed. The target population of this research contains 1482 rural trainees of technical and vocational organization in Golestan province during 2009-2011. Using Cochran formula, 225 trainees were selected and cluster sampling method was used.
Findings: The results of prioritizing of effects of technical and vocational trainings on business start-up in rural areas demonstrated that "achieving technical trainings of related business" and "increasing of self-confidence in business" were the most influencing factors. Factor analysis extracted four factors for effects of technical and vocational trainings on rural business start-up which named: "gaining technical and practical skills of business", "crating entrepreneurship ability", "and motivating self-employment" and "public and social skills of business"; that these factors explained 69.355 percent of variance. The results of Logistic Regression analysis showed that education, experience in former job, self-employment intention, gaining technical and practical skills of business, and motivating self-employment have positive effects on probability of students' self-employment.
Limitation/strategies: The difficulty of access to the graduated trainees was one of the main limitations of this study, which is suggested that a comprehensive archive of self-employment trend will be provided.
Practical implications: Initial need assessment of trainees, skills and motivation, creating link between trainees after graduation and finally providing legal and administrative process to start-up own-business is strongly recommended.
Originality/values: Prioritizing needs and requirements of self-employment in rural areas and introducing the effectiveness of technical and vocational trainings on self-employment.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24921_de4b55158179b3d43ad4475e917634cc.pdf
2014-06-01
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116
10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.28417
rural entrepreneurship
technical and vocational trainings
business start-up
business requirements
Golestan province
Gholamhossein
Abdollahzadeh
abdollahzade1@yahoo.com
1
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
LEAD_AUTHOR
Peyman
Kolagar
peymankr@yahoo.com
2
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
AUTHOR
Mohammad Reza
Mahboobi
mahboobi47@gmail.com
3
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
AUTHOR
Ahmad
Abedi Sarvestani
abdediac@yahoo.com
4
Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
AUTHOR
ORIGINAL_ARTICLE
An Analysis of the Effects of the Subsidies Targeting on Rural Communities (Case Study: Binalood County)
Objective: currently a very large number of poor people live in rural areas. In 2010, the targeted subsidy plan (also known as the subsidy reform) was conducted, aimed at equitable distribution of oil revenues among households, in order to achieve the social justice. The present study intended to investigate the effects of the first phase of reform implementation on rural households.
Method: A descriptive- analytical method was applied based on research topic and objectives. The required data were collected using field and documentary research methods, rural households were defined as unit of analysis and the questionnaire designed that included issues that investigated the impact of cash subsidy on rural households in term of 29 variables. Data analysis in this study was done by using SPSS software program and factor analysis method.
Findings: According to the results, nine parameters were identified, among 29 primary variables, which interpret 72.67% of the total variance of the effects of targeted subsidy reform on rural households. Of the nine identified factors, the first and the most important was "economic impacts" with about 50% of total variance.
Practical solutions: The government objectives in the field of welfare, security and social justice will bolster, if the subsidy reach to the target groups (poor and vulnerable people), thus the government's orientation towards a gradual increase in the share of lower income deciles is highly recommended.
Authenticity: At present, targeted subsidies law and its implementation is one of the most challenging issues in Iranian economy that has many impacts on geographically diverse areas of the country. This paper is relevant to the issue which has been little studied previously.
https://jrrp.um.ac.ir/article_24939_a3b848539bcdc90c8ab349ea04d26f15.pdf
2014-06-01
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130
10.22067/jrrp.v3i6.28854
Targeted subsidies
Binalood County
socioeconomic impacts
rural
Maryam
Ghasemi
magh30@um.ac.ir
1
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
LEAD_AUTHOR
Samane
Abdollahi
sa_abdollahi70@yahoo.com
2
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
AUTHOR
Hadiseh
Khakshoor Amanabad
hadis@yahoo.com
3
Islamic Azad University, Shirvan branch
AUTHOR