Comparing Kordestan's Development Inequality with Iran's Other Provinces

Subject Areas :

Akbar Veisi ¹ , Karim Hoseinzadeh Dalir ² , بختیار عزت پناه ³

1 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرند
2 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرند
3 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرند

Received: 2014-06-05 Accepted : 2015-01-13 Published : 2015-01-21

Keywords: Development, Factor analysis, Development Inequality, Iran&#039, s provinces, Kordestan Province,

Abstract :

This research aimed to consider and compare Kordestan's development inequality with other provinces of Iran during two statistical periods, 1996-2006. The research method was descriptive-analytic. To measure development inequality 25 different population, hygienic, educational, cultural and social indexes whose data were gathered from written sources and published documents by economic-social official organizations (Statistical Center of Iran, Vice President of Strategic Planning and Monitoring) and conducted case studies were used. The required data were gathered through the calendars of the statistical center of Iran in 1996 and 2006 and were analyzed using factor analysis method in SPSS software. Then the total of factor scores was calculated and their average was considered as a criterion for Provinces' development level and provinces' rating was calculated and the total of factor scores of Kordestan and average of factor scores were computed and their difference and the amount of development inequality between them were obtained. The place of Kordestan and other provinces were traced using GIS9.3 software in Iranian Space Agency. The results of the research indicated inequality between Kordestan with state average in population, hygienic, educational, cultural and social levels and indexes which was 2.66 and 2.92 in 1996 and 2006 respectively named inequality and the gap of development level between this province and the average of the country.