A Study and Analysis of Process of Development Levels Changing and Regional Inequalities in Yazd Province During 1976-1996

The aim of this paper is to study and analyze the development levels and regional inequalities in Yazd province during 1976, 1986, 1996. The method of study is descriptive-analytical in which quantitative method and computerized softwares are used to support the arguments. According to the researches, in 1976, from the cultural, sanitary- remedial, economical and integrative indexes in Yazd region, Ardakan region in population index and Bafgh in foundational means are considered to have maximum benefits and Taft region as minimum benefits. In 1986, Yazd region in economical and gender indexes had reduced due to the immigration of rural population to the cities. Thus, people got less job opportunities, but Bafgh made extensively high development due to the utilization of mines. While in the year 1996 from the total eight regions of Yazd in compositionary indexes, only four regions in a sense Meybod, Bafgh, Ardakan, and Taft were considered to have maximum benefits and Mehriz, Abarkooh and Tabas were considered to have less benefits. The study of the regional inequalities in Yazd during 1976-1996 shows that the rate of this coefficient in all argued indexes, except population index, in 1996 compared with 1976-1986 is decreased. The reduction of regional inequalities is due to decenteralization of industrial factories from Yazd province to the other cities and the establishment of different universities in almost all the cities of the province. Thus, with the offer of equal opportunities for all regions in the province and with the equal regional development with respect to abilities and population needs, the region can reach the regional equality and blossom in capacity and growth of natural potentials and human.