Individual and community quality of life in the era of electrification in Indonesia.

摘要

This study examines the extent to which electrification relates to improvement of quality of life in Indonesia. In this respect, the study addresses two objectives. First, it examines the extent to which electrification accounts for differences in quality of life in Indonesia. Second, it assesses the extent to which rural-urban locations account for differences in the effects of electrification, human capital, social capital, and physical capital on quality of life. Drawing from the 1993 Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS), quality of life was defined as child survivability. The results indicated that access to electricity played an important role in enhancing quality of life for both rural and urban communities. Electrification, human capital, and social capital were important factors for quality of life in rural communities. For urban communities, key factors were electrification, human capital, social capital, and physical capital.