Economic geography of Indonesia: location, connectivity, and resources

Hal Hill, Budy P. Resosudarmo, Yogi Vidyattama

Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in BookChapterpeer-review

Abstract

Twenty papers examine the spatial distribution of economic growth in Asia. Papers discuss regional integration, agglomeration, and income distribution in East Asia; geography of cluster-based industrial development; rural clustering at incipient stages of economic development--hand-weaving clusters in Lao PDR; spatial networks, incentives, and the dynamics of village economies--evidence from Indonesia; the Iskandar Development Region and Singapore; spatial integration and human transformations in the Greater Mekong subregion; rural development and issues in Vietnam--spatial disparities and some recommendations; economic geography of Indonesia--location, connectivity, and resources; spatial considerations on decentralization and economies of concentration in Indonesia; spatial agglomeration, firm productivity, and government policies in Indonesia--concentration and deconcentration in the manufacturing sector; spatial disparities and development policies in the Philippines; spatial disparities in Thailand and government policy; reshaping economic geography in China; the political economy of government policies toward regional inequality in China; China's growth and the balancing of interregional and urban-rural development; industrial agglomeration and economic performance in transitional China; capital allocation, regional specialization, and spillover effects in China; coastal China's urban-rural spatial restructuring under globalization; a history of the Republic of Korea's industrial structural transformation and spatial development; and lessons from experience--reshaping economic geography in East Asia. Index.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReshaping Economic Geography in East Asia
EditorsYukon Huang, Alessandro Magnoli Bocchi
Place of PublicationUnited States
PublisherThe International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
Chapter8
Pages115-134
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)9780821376416
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010

Publication series

NameReshaping Economic Geography in East Asia
Volume50

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Economic geography of Indonesia: location, connectivity, and resources'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this