Iran's Cities a Sea of Poverty

[MaxShimba]

Between 44.5 and 55 percent of Iran's urban population lives under the poverty line, according to a new report titled "Measurement and Economic Analysis of Urban Poverty." The paper was presented by three senior government researchers at a conference organized two weeks ago by the national statistics center (Markazeh Amareh Iran), under the aegis of several ministries, Tehran University, and the United Nations Population Fund. It was included in a compilation published by the conference, 50 Years of Household Economics, and made available to the general public on Wednesday, reported the Islamic Students News Agency (ISNA).
The study provides a rare statistical glimpse into the country's economic welfare, a topic generally treated with secrecy by the Ahmadinejad administration.
The authors, Mansour Kiani, Khalil Attar, and Jila Habibi, determined that at least 23.3 million city dwellers are under the poverty line and cannot subsist on their households' incomes. Iran's rural population was not included in the report.

Iran's Cities a Sea of Poverty - Tehran Bureau | FRONTLINE | PBS

 

[MaxShimba]

[h=2]90 percent of Iran population under poverty line: MP [/h]

Tehran, Jan. 21 - A member of Iran's Majlis (parliament) said today that at least 90 percent of the country's population is under the poverty line.

"90 percent of the population are living under the poverty line and only ten percent of the people have access to social services provided by the government", Mohammad Abbaspour said in an interview with a hardline state-run news agency.

"The Ministry of Housing has built many accommodations but we must ask this ministry, how many of these constructions built are housing poor people", the Majlis deputy from Urumiyeh (northwest Iran) said.

Abbaspour warned that Iran was becoming a country with vastly separated social classes.

"In the past 25 years … we have witnessed immense pressures in society, indicating social injustice. This phenomenon has led to the rise of social ills such as homeless tramps, higher divorce rates, poverty, and prostitution.

Abbaspour, a member of the Majlis Social Affairs Committee, blamed the government for turning a blind eye to pervasive corruption in Iran.

90 percent of Iran population under poverty line: MP

 

[KennedyMmari]

hii ni propaganda ya wamagharibi tu....mbona marekani watu wana hali mbaya hadi wanaomba fedha mtaani kama vijana wanaocheza mpira mtaani bongo?

 

[Mamaya]

hii ni propaganda ya wamagharibi tu....mbona marekani watu wana hali mbaya hadi wanaomba fedha mtaani kama vijana wanaocheza mpira mtaani bongo?

kabisa mkuu,kazi ya usa hiyo

 

[MaxShimba]

Poor Iranians. When will they grow out of mediocracy?