Analysis of Administrative Region Proliferation Impact on Growth and Regional Development Equalization in Southeast Sulawesi of Indonesia

This study aims to analyse the impact of the proliferation of new autonomous regions on the growth and development distribution in Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The study was conducted using secondary data available at the Central Bureau of Statistics and the regional working units. This study employs Input-Output analysis and Williamson Index. The results show that the splits of the region into several new autonomous regions increases economic growth, a relatively good index of the spread of the forward Linkage form but with a slight increase of inequality of the regional development. In spite of the fact that the backward is relatively low but a squeezing of urban areas towards the hinterland takes place. In addition, the result also shows there has been no significant transformation of the economic structure of the agricultural sector to the industrial sector.