Region Expansion through Base Sector Expansion: An Evidence from Location Quotient Approach

Abstract

The objective of this research is to acknowledge which sectors can become a strategy in region expansion through base sector expension in Aceh Province. Research model used in this research isLocation Quotient (LQ) model and Klassen Typology. Research result by using Klassen Typology shows that during 2003–2005 there was one district in Aceh province that can be categorized as high growth and high income region.There was one district in Aceh province that can be categorized as high income but low growth region. There were 10 (ten) regencies in Aceh province that can be categorized as high growth but low income regions and eleven regencies in Aceh province that can be categorized as low growth and low-income regions. In 2006-2008 there were 10 regencies/municipalities in Aceh province that can be categorized ashigh growth and high income regions and 4 (four) regencies in Aceh province that can be categorized as low growth and low income regions. In 2006-2008 there were thirteen regencies/municipalities in Aceh province that can be categorized ashigh growth and high income regions and ten regencies in Aceh province that can be categorized as low growth and low income regions. Keywords: Region Expansion through Base Sector Expansion