According to the author, analysis of urban developments in Indonesia has been hampered in the past by weak data. Recently, the National Union Development Strategy (NUDS) project has generated a set of improved data. Rietveld elaborates and supplements the NUDS study. After a discussion of...

The study addressed two problems relating to non-agricultural employment in rural Java. First, four possible determinants of non-agricultural income at the village level are examined. Second, the relationship between non-agricultural activities and rural income distribution is evaluated. The...

The Indonesian government has long recognised the importance of small scale and cottage industries (SSCI) in economic development. A number of policies and programs have been formulated to assist SSCIs to play their potential role in promoting welfare through employment creation and economic...

The authors shed light on the importance of infrastructure compared with other factors, and on the relative significance of various forms of infrastructure, in determining industrial location with special reference to the province of Central Java. They also explain for regional differences in...