tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239373223847107823.post6839773927885363020..comments2023-09-07T01:47:50.738-07:00Comments on Iftekhar Sayeed: Zahra's Paradise - Zahra’s ParadiseIftekharhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11253056014938830642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239373223847107823.post-49058538011738345142011-01-03T08:46:42.073-08:002011-01-03T08:46:42.073-08:00"There are very few countries (e.g., South Ko..."There are very few countries (e.g., South Korea) that have combined economic growth with increased equity. Iran is not one of them. Nevertheless, much has been achieved in terms of improving the lot of the poorest section of the population. Even so, many Iranians seem disappointed with the material improvements of the last 30 years. There are good reasons why. In the last ten years, a huge inflow of oil revenues has taken place without any improvement in income inequality. Added to this is a lack of government transparency, which has fueled suspicion about how the oil riches are being spent. Ahmadinejad’s populist rhetoric has intensified fears of corruption and distrust of the rich in a country where wealth accumulation is held in low esteem, no matter its sources. Indeed, the proper purpose of politics and governance in Iran is considered to be redistribution much more so than promoting economic growth. As the Revolution enters its fourth decade, with oil prices down for the foreseeable future and the disappointing results of the latest experience with populist politics already evident, it would be interesting to speculate if this narrow view of politics is likely to change. The June 2009 presidential election is a good time to find out."<br /><br />http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2009/0129_iran_salehi_isfahani.aspx<br /><br /><br />Since every election in Bangladesh (and some in the USA and Germany) are manipulated, I think I have a fair idea of what manipulation means. Nevertheless, I shall look it up in a good dictionary.Iftekharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11253056014938830642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239373223847107823.post-76172586700509710902011-01-03T08:06:24.190-08:002011-01-03T08:06:24.190-08:00HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE WORD: MANIPULATION IN ELEC...HAVE YOU EVER HEARD THE WORD: MANIPULATION IN ELECTION? IF NOT BETTER TO LOOK IT OUT IN A DICTIONARYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1239373223847107823.post-21325572814212115052011-01-03T08:04:00.442-08:002011-01-03T08:04:00.442-08:00I should say the paradise for you would be explain...I should say the paradise for you would be explained from newsagencies from USA or where else. You blongs to the groups that close their eyes and open their mouths! sorry to say that. but Iranian did not want a paradise like your country! they just wanted to have more freedom, they just wanted a better life, a standard life! In the country that everyday the oil income is thounsands of dollars, why should people die of Hunger? Have you ever bought a bread with 0,1% of your monthly salary? How many pair of shous you can buy with you salary? 100? 200? in Iran, whom you called the middle class is educated and she/he can't afford even to live with his/her salary, he/she should have two-three jobs! and there the Ahmadinejad, or better say your be loved, gives his son the pocket money to buy a sky skraper with it in Dubai or Malaysia, or ...<br />I wish you could have opened your eyes and close your mouth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com