The fertility transition in Iran: revolution and reproduction, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, Peter McDonald, Meimanat Hosseini-Chavoshi, Springer, 2009, ISBN 978-90-481-3197-6, ... Each province is directed by a Governor (Ostandar) who is proposed by the Ministry of Interior and approved by the Cabinet. Provinces vary markedly in terms of indices of socioeconomic development ...
