Consider Sulawesi. From: The Economist (US) | Date: July 8, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A quick tour of one big island's troubles and hopes

FOR a look outside Java, a good place to visit is the island of Sulawesi, in the heart of eastern Indonesia. Sulawesi is nearly as big as the United Kingdom, and yet it makes up only 10% of Indonesia's land area and contains only 7% of its population. And its size is matched by its diversity.

It consists of four separate provinces with considerably different levels of education, economic development and therefore GDP per head. Its population, apart from the usual complement of Javanese settlers, includes three dozen or ...

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