Assessing the effects of targeting subsidies on sustainable livelihoods in Peripheral villages (Case Study: Villages in the central district of Borujerd County)

In order to assess the capabilities of targeting subsidies in order to improve the performance of the project, it seems necessary to study its role on the livelihood resilience of Peripheral areas and vulnerable groups. Therefore, in proportion to the performance and goals of targeting subsidies, its effects and consequences on the livelihood of villagers are manifested in the form of positive and negative effects. The aim of this study was to assess the "effects of targeting subsidies on sustainable livelihoods in Peripheral villages in the central district of Borujerd County. This study is an applied research and its research method is descriptive-analytical. The statistical population of the study was all rural households in the central district of Borujerd County. Based on Cochran's formula, the statistical sample in question was 288 heads of households. Spearman and Kendall's Tau-b correlation coefficients were used to determine the relationship between the influential and impressionable components of the research and multiple regression was used to determine the relationship between the total variables. Finally, the results indicate that there is a significant relationship between indicators of targeting subsidies and indicators of sustainable livelihood in Peripheral villages in the central district of Boroujerd County; Therefore, improving the performance indicators of targeting subsidies to achieve livelihood resilience in Peripheral areas of Boroujerd County, as one of the effective strategies that should be given more attention by the government.