期刊名称：Departmental Discussion Papers / University of Glasgow, Department of Economics
出版年度：2003
卷号：1
出版社：University of Glasgow, Department of Economics
摘要：This paper analyses the extent and dynamics of inequality amongst the provinces of
Iran. It reviews various theoretical propositions for possible convergence and
divergence and argues that while the evidence from the more developed countries
supports the case of convergence the empirical evidence for developing countries is
ambiguous at best. Straight and population weighted measures of inequality are used
to see the evolvement of inequality amongst the provinces of Iran with respect to two
indicators of income and consumption with a rural and urban break up. Polarisation in
distribution depicts a disturbing picture for urban areas and this is traced around a few
proposed dimensions. The results reveal a close cluster of the provinces in Iran
drifting behind the rest of the provinces.
