Salehi-Isfahani, Djavad - Department of Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute … - 2006
Despite nearly three decades of revolutionary government rule in Iran poverty and inequality remain the central issues … election. Increased welfare of the poor over the period is also evident in access to basic services, such as electricity and … improvement in the welfare of the poor, and popular sentiments in Iran, which indicate worsening poverty and inequality, raises …