Impact of an economic development plan on regional disparities in Iran

Mohammad Sharif Karimi; Huseyin Karamelikli; Maryam Heidarian

doi:10.1080/23792949.2019.1626256

Impact of an economic development plan on regional disparities in Iran

Mohammad Sharif Karimi
, Huseyin Karamelikli
, Maryam Heidarian

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Abstract

This research develops a new multidimensional regional development and quality-of-life index for the provinces of Iran and uses it to examine the evolution of regional disparities during the 4th and 5th Five Year Plans. The new multidimensional development indicator involves the use of the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) and Shannon entropy to rank provinces and explore their trajectories. Although balanced and fair regional development is one primary objective of Iranian five-year plans, the results show that while all provinces have made progress, the two development plans have done little to diminish provincial development gaps, creating the need for a new targeted growth-pole strategy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-88
Number of pages	14
Journal	Area Development and Policy
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23792949.2019.1626256
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

development plan
Iran
regional disparities
technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS)

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