1. Question of the Day 3/20
Which country has the largest population of Muslims?

2. JAKARTA – MEGACITY

3. An Urbanizing World
Percentage of Population in urban areas,

4. Percentage of Population Residing in Urban Areas by Major Areas of the World, 1950, 1975, 2003 and 2030 Source: United Nations 2004, p.8

5. The Asian Mega City 10m+ inhabitants Distinctive large urban zone
Rapidly growing especially at periphery
Multicultural
Global Linkages

6. Major Cities in Indonesia: Population Size in 2000 and Annual Population Growth Rate, 1990 to 2000 Source: Firman 2004

7. Dominance in the Indonesian Economy
Disproportionate amounts of …
Services
Political Power
Foreign Investment
Decision Making
Linkage to Outside World

8. The Jakarta Economy

9. Formal Sector vs. Informal Sector
Within official system
Non-family based
Fixed hours
Fixed payments
Large scale
Permanent residents
Outside official system
Family based
Flexible hours
Variable payments
Small scale
Temporary residents

10. Formal or Informal?

11. Large Scale Manufacturing
Foreign investment (Japan, US, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore)
Low pay, docile workforce
Women dominant
Workers often migrants
Poor conditions
Shift work
Dormitories

12. Housing Low rise High densities Extended families Squatter settlements
Slums
Increasing housing estate development on periphery
Large numbers of temporary migrants renting and boarding
Homelessness

16. Health Issues Air pollution – leaded petrol Water pollution
HIV/AIDS and STDs
Drug use
Over crowded living conditions
Periodic flooding
Working conditions

18. Political Issues Concentration of educated, disenfranchised youth
Centre of protest
Crucial to national unity
Potential Islamic “hot zone”

20. Questions for the Future
Security
The extent to which Indonesia can attract foreign investment
Indonesian unity
Continued expansion of metropolitan area