Indeks Ketimpangan Pembangunan Antar Kabupaten dan Antar Kota Provinsi Sumatera Utara

Abstract

This paper is shown the interregional development inequality in regencies and cities of North Sumatra. According to the statistical data and by using the regional disparity index which formulated by Jeffry Williamson, are known the development inequality for regency and city in 2001-2010. Degree of development inequality towards increasing. Development inequality is worst in North Sumatra Province compare to regency and city regions. Thus, disparityof income distribution in regencies is lower than cities or North Sumatra.