The study of social factors affecting economic growth and development Comparison of Iran with the three Asian countries

Subject Areas : ‌Family

maryam moghadam asil ¹ , Mohammad Rahimi ²

1 - CFU
2 - Department of Social Sciences, Khalkhal branch, Islamic Azad University, Khalkhal, Iran

Received: 2017-05-08 Accepted : 2018-09-17 Published : 2018-09-22

Keywords: liberty, education, national solidarity and economic development,

Abstract :

The basis of civilization and development is based on social relations and the issue of development is one of the main challenges facing human societies. This article aims to elaborate more on the social, economic and cultural factors that influence development. Moreover, the relationship between health, social wellbeing, freedom, education and national solidarity with economic and social development will be investigated and how the impact of these factors has led to the formation of the current state of development in Iran. These indicators have been investigated separately in four countries, such as Iran, China, Japan and Malaysia and for a more precise analysis; Iran has been compared with other three countries. The method of study in this article is compilation which means considering the combination of impacts of micro and macro factors and secondary analysis of the "Global Values" statistics. The factors influencing the dependent variable are investigated by various statistical methods such as regression, mean, and so on. Among the variables that affect economic growth are the feeling of freedom, feeling of belonging to society and creativity Which has the most impact in all countries on the dependent variable Tests show Economic growth in Iran is lower than from other four countries. The most important factor is the reduction of social capital and the lack of freedom as well