Migration and urban development. Formation of agglomerations and rural reorganization in Java

This article focuses on the growth of Jabotabek, Indonesia's capital agglom eration consisting of Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi, which will hous e approximately 19 million people at the end of this century. Similar to ot her Third World megacities, Jabotabek's development is based on interaction s between migration and internationalization, which is reflected by a drama tic change of both rural and (sub)urban employment facilities: three decade s of SUHARTO's 'New Order' policy have made Jabotabek the focus of both nat ional and international investment.