Analysis of Development Inequality In Jambi Province

Abstract

This research is entitled Analysis of Development Inequality in Jambi Province. The research aims to determine the condition of development inequality in Jambi Province and to determine and analyze the influence of Direct Expenditure, Regional Original Income, Domestic investments, and Human Development Index on development inequality in Jambi Province for 2018. 2002-2022. The method used in this research is the multiple linear regression method.  The research results show that from 2002 to 2022 the average value of the Williamson Index was recorded at 0.439, which indicates that the level of inequality falls into the moderate inequality category. The largest development inequality occurred in 2010, with a Williamson Index value of 0.533. The largest reduction in development inequality occurred in 2020 where the value of the Williamson Index was able to decrease by 0.08 from 0.432 in 2019 to 0.352 in 2020. During the research period from 2002 to 2022, development inequality was only in 2 categories, namely the medium category and the high, and dominated in the medium category. Direct expenditure, local revenue, domestic investment, and human development index have a significant effect on development inequality in Jambi province in the period 2002 to 2022, either simultaneously or partially