The past eight years have seen rapid infrastructure development in South Sulawesi with the building of several strategic projects such as railways, Read more
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The building of infrastructure such as ports, railway lines, airports and roads presents many exciting opportunities, especially in areas that have not Read more
The Makassar New Port was built in 2015 as a national strategic project to improve the maritime capabilities of Indonesia. It is Read more
South Sulawesi’s economy is in transition. A quarter of its population of nearly nine million is young, aged between 16 and 30 years old, with many living in rural regions.
The Port of Makassar is busy. Designated a primary port by the national government, it has the highest passenger traffic among Indonesian ports and the largest cargo traffic on the island of Sulawesi.
For the South Sulawesi railway line to be effective, it needs to integrate with many systems, organisations and communities.
Indonesia is in the midst of an ambitious multi-billion dollar infrastructure build which is seeing billions of dollars invested into projects for railways, ports, roads and power plants.
This study investigates the health, social and economic well-being of local rural communities in South Sulawesi’s three districts – Maros, Pangkep and Barru.