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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Iran in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on
this page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and
per-capita GDP, for example. Perhaps
your paper could focus on life expectancy or infant mortality. Other factors of interest might be
unemployment, literacy, access to basic services, etc. On the other hand, you might choose to
include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** Iran
has been grappling with extreme heat, prompting significant measures.
Recently, temperatures soared to over 123°F (50°C) in the southern city of
Ahvaz. As a result, the Iranian government declared a nationwide two-day
holiday, closing governmental offices, banks, and schools on Wednesday and
Thursday. The health ministry issued a warning about potential cases of heat
exhaustion due to the high temperatures.
In 2022, Ahvaz experienced its hottest temperature at 127.4°F
(52.0°C). – adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Iran U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ir.html [accessed 29
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Private
sector activity includes small-scale workshops, farming, some manufacturing,
and services, in addition to medium-scale construction, cement production,
mining, and metalworking. Significant informal market activity flourishes and
corruption is widespread. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $20,100 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
16.3% industry:
35.1% services: 48.6% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 11.8% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 18.7% (2007
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 16 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 14.9 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 74.5 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 97.2% of
population Physicians
density: 1.13 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Iran borgenproject.org/category/iran/ [accessed 7 February 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Subsidy Cuts Increase Poverty In Iran borgenproject.org/cuts-increase-poverty/ ~
8 Facts About Healthcare In Iran borgenproject.org/facts-about-healthcare-in-iran/ ~
Healthcare In Iran borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-iran/ ~
The Water Crisis In Iran borgenproject.org/water-crisis-in-iran/ ~
7 Facts About Poverty In Iran borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-poverty-in-iran/ 'Bus
Sleepers': Impoverished Iranians Find Shelter In Tehran's Night Buses Golnaz Esfandiari, senior correspondent, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL, 11 January 2022 rferl.c.goolara.net/Click.aspx?id=011124800127033739253 [accessed 11 January
2022] Deepening
poverty in Iran is forcing some citizens in the capital to sleep in public
buses during the cold winter nights. The number of homeless people in Iran
has increased in recent years amid soaring unemployment and living costs. Iranians
are suffering as inflation hits record highs and food prices soar Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL's Radio Farda www.rferl.org/a/iran-economy-inflation/31509642.html?ltflags=mailer [accessed 15 October
2021] Iran is
dealing with skyrocketing inflation, which some observers blame on government
mismanagement. President Ebrahim Raisi has promised to take action to reverse the rising
prices of food and other goods. But citizens told RFE/RL's Radio Farda that the situation is still dire and their daily
lives have been badly impacted by the economic crisis. Animals
Die and Farms are Abandoned as water dries up in Iran's Khuzestan Province Neil Bowdler, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL's Radio Farda, 10 October 2021 [ Long
URL ] [accessed 11 October
2021] Communities
on the Hour al-Azim marshes in Iran's Khuzestan Province say they're facing
catastrophe. Marshes are drying up and piped-in drinking water is severely
rationed by the authorities. Local residents say livestock are dying and
farms are being abandoned. The water crisis promoted protests in the province
in July 2020, which triggered demonstrations against the government
nationwide. The
World Bank in Iran www.worldbank.org/en/country/iran/overview [accessed 22 April
2021] The
Iranian authorities have adopted a comprehensive strategy encompassing the
market-based reforms reflected in the government’s 20-year vision and its
sixth development plan for the full five-year period from 2016/17 to 2021/22. Looking
back a few years Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Iran-ECONOMY.html [accessed 7 February 2021] A
country with a substantial economic potential, Iran witnessed rapid economic
growth during the reign of Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi. Development of its
extensive agricultural, mineral, and power resources was financed through oil
revenues. The traditional land tenure system, under which farmers were
sharecroppers, was replaced through a land reform program inaugurated in
1962. In 1994
the second five-year plan, running through 1999, was implemented. Its
priorities were completion of infrastructure and development projects and an
increase in social spending. By 1996, Iran's economy was growing rather
steadily at about 4.2%. Inflation, however, continued to be a problem. All
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