ارزیابی اثربخشی وام‌های خوداشتغالی در طول برنامه سوم توسعه در استان گلستان

This study tries to evaluate the execution of article 56 of Iran’s Third Development Plan Act as far as it is related to self-employment in Golestan Province. Self-employment loans of Golestan Province were paid by the province’s Labor and Social Affairs Organization (LSAO) and Employment Opportunities Support Fund (EPSF) within 2003-2004. The results of binomial test indicate that LSAO self-employment loans did not lead to expected employment, though EPSF loans fulfilled the expectations. The percentage of successful loans of EPSF outnumbered those of LSAO. Moreover, there is a positive and significant correlation between the number of self-employment loans paid and employments created in Golestan Province’s cities.