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Vol 17, No 2 (2022): OKTOBER

The Effect of Economic Potential and Social Heterogeneity on Electricity Distribution By Government in Rural Indonesia from 2005-2018

Triwuli Handayani (Universitas Airlangga)
Ni Made Sukartini (Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Dec 2022

Abstract

Indonesia is country that has a plural society. The plural society here is interpretedby the diversity of social identities, namely ethnicity, language, and religion. Thisstudy aims to analyze the effect of diversity of economic potential and the diversityof social identities on acess to electricity distribution provided by the governmentin rural areas of Indonesia. The data source used is secondary data, which areBadan Pusat Statistik (BPS-Statistics Indonesia) data on village potential, namelyPotensi Desa (PODES) in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2018. The analysis used ispooled cross section regression. The estimation results using Ordinary Least Square(OLS) found as follows. The OLS estimation found in terms of social diversity, thedistribution of access to electricity outside Java is better than in Java. Meanwhile,based on economic diversity and geographical barriers and accessibility, villages inJava have better access to electricity than Non-Java.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MEDIATREND

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Economic Development Program provides a platform for researchers who want to publish their research results through "MEDIATREND", the periodical Journal of economic studies and development studies. Journal "MEDIATREND" published two (2) times a year in March and October and can be accessed online. ...