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Public Infrastructure Availability on Development Disparity

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  • Siti Rohima
  • Saadah Yuliana
  • Abdul Bashir
  • Nazirwan Hafiz

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This study to determine the availability of public infrastructures such as roads, electricity, and water on the development disparities of districts/cities in South Sumatera. This study using a quantitative approach. Technical analysis of using Williamson index and panel regression model. The results of the study found that public infrastructure such as electricity and water have negative sign and significant effect on development disparities districts/cities in South Sumatera. This means that an increase in the amount of electricity and water infrastructure can reduce development disparities. In contrast, road infrastructure has a positive effect on development disparities. It means that increasing road infrastructure increases development disparity in districts/cities in South Sumatera Province.

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  • Siti Rohima & Saadah Yuliana & Abdul Bashir & Nazirwan Hafiz, 2017. "Public Infrastructure Availability on Development Disparity," Business and Economic Research, Macrothink Institute, vol. 7(2), pages 375-391, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mth:ber888:v:7:y:2017:i:2:p:375-391
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    Keywords

    Disparities of development; Infrastructure; Roads; Electricity; Water;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General
    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • Q52 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Pollution Control Adoption and Costs; Distributional Effects; Employment Effects

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