Water Resources Management During Transition and Reform in Indonesia Toward an Integrated Perspective on Agricultural Drainage
Jos Houterman, Mestika Djoeachir, Robiyanto Hendro Susanto, Frank van Steenbergen, on Agriculture and Rural Development Working Paper 14 Indonesia, a nation of 17,000 islands, is well known for its diversity. There are sensitive differences between the densely populated inner islands (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Irian Jaya, and many others). The inner islands monopolize much of the economic and institutional power in the country. They contain 70 percent of the population. Java, the main island, with 813 inhabitants per km², is among the most densely populated parts of the world. In contrast, the national population density average is 93 persons per km². [...]