Abstract:
The purpose of the economic development is to accelerate growth that is also in
line with disparity aspect. The industry sector is considered as a motor of the
development and as an accelerator of the economic development and is
functioned as the balance, not only among sectors and societies status, but also
among cities (areas). This research was aimed to evaluate whether the industry
sector was a good indicator and as a mean for creating good income distribution
or disparity. To analyze the disparity among cities (areas), this research used
Williamson Index. The research findings indicated that the industry sector tended
to widen the disparity among cities. Total investment in all regencies was not
related with high income per capita of the society in the related cities.
