Transmigration Flashcards
Capital
Java
Location
Indonesia
Population
240 million
Birth rate
20
Death rate
7
Started
19th century by Dutch settlers
Caused by (push factors)
Overcrowding in Java and Bali, Java population density of 600 per
Total population of Java 143 million
Caused by (pull factor)
plantations on other islands needed workers
Aims
Reduce poverty
Balance demographic spread
Exploit outer islands
Date policy restarted
1969
Incentives
7000 dollars free transport 2 hectares of land free living for 6 months
Moved to
Sumatra Sulawesi Borneo
People moved 1979-84
2.5 million
Funding
World bank and imf
Recent movements
20,000 in 2006
10,000 in 2010
Economic impact effect on poverty
Simply redistributed it
Cost
Very expensive cost 160.5 million to move 10,000 in 2010
Debt
Greatly increased 7000 dollars per family
Clashes
Locals and newcomers due to religion, 60% migrants in some areas customary land rights violated
Effectiveness
Almost no effect so huge social issues with Java some were even worse off due to lack of resources
Environmental impacts deforestation
49 million hectares of land
10% of the worlds qu forests are in indonisia so it is a big issue
Environmental sustainability
Unsustainable due to mass exploitation of resources to fund the venture