Social Policy in Iran

Pooya Alaedini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Development and Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran

• 1. Social Policy in Iran: An Introduction Pooya Alaedini 2. Development of Iran’s Social Welfare Institutions Pooya Alaedini and Reza Omidi 3. Iran’s Health Policy and Healthcare System: Achievements and Challenges Ali Hassanzadeh 4. Education Policy in Iran: Developments Over the Past Four Decades Reza Omidi and Pooya Alaedini 5. Pension Funds in Iran: Challenges and Options Hessam Nikoupour and Narges Akbarpour-Roshan 6 Iran’s Housing Policies for Low-income and Vulnerable Groups: A Critical Assessment Pooya Alaedini and Fardin Yazdani 7. Employment Challenges in Contemporary Iran: A Growing Social Policy Conundrum Behrouz Hady Zonooz 8. Poverty and Macroeconomic Policies in Iran: A Microsimulation Study Davood Souri