Pembangunan Manusia di Jawa Timur: Keadaan Saat ini dan Tinjauan ke Depan

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to describe the achievement of human development in East Java based on the Indonesian Human Development Report 2004. It compares data between municipalities and provinces across East Java, as well as against national data sets. The paper also reviews future policy directions for human development in East Java, especially relating to the capacity of provinces to reach the Millennium Development Goals. In brief, there are two major issues 1n East Java. First, while the province rates highly on economic development indicators (for example in Total Regional Domestic Product), outcomes on the human development index are comparatively low. Second, there is a wide disparity between municipalities in East Java, especially in the "tapal kuda" (horseshoe) region. The research recommends that local government become more responsive to regional human development by adopting public policies that are responsive to the identified needs of specific regions. Furthermore, an analysis of local government budgets can be used to verify the extent to which government is giving priority to programs that respond to the social needs of respective local areas.