| dc.description.abstract | Srikandi Ratna Wulandari (2007), "Analysis of Income Distribution in Central Java Province: An Analysis of SUSENAS Survey 2001-2003", Faculty of Economics, Developmental Economics Studies, International Program, Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta.
Income which is unequal distributed among people will result in gap between rich people and poor people in the society itself. Every society expects that income is distributed with low inequality. Which mean that income can be obtained not only by minority but also by majority of society. The effort to overcome inequality is not enough if only depend on the size of GRDP. It needs serious effort from government to overcome it. Central Java Province is chosen as research object because has unique characteristic, this province has high level of GRDP, high population, low percapita income and high level of poverty. Those indicators cannot produce a conclusion about economic well being in a province because there are missing indicator namely income distribution. The main theme of this thesis is to calculate income distribution and to utilize the result to develop a conclusion concerning economic well being of the people in Central Java Province. Based on the fact that Central Java has high level of GRDP but high level of poverty, this thesis hypothesis that income distribution of Central Java is relatively unequal.
To measure income distribution in Central Java Province in 2001,2002 and 2003, this thesis used analytical tools by Calculation method of Relative Income Distribution among group with Gini Coefficient, Kuznets Index, Oshima Index and Relative Inequality and also used Statistical method approach with Coefficient Variation of Income Distribution.
The result of the calculation in this thesis shows that the calculation of Gini Coefficient, Kuznets Index, Oshima Index, Relative Inequality and Coefficient Variation of Income Distribution indicate low level of income distribution inequality in Central Java Province which mean that income distribution in Central Java Province is relatively fair.
Based on the result and the fact that GRDP of Central Java is high, low income percapita, high population and huge number of population live in poverty, the writer conclude that people in Central Java Province are generally live in poverty. | en_US |
