ABSTRACT

Conducted in four villages which are located in four Districts in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia, this study evaluates village community empowerment through village owned enterprise that is based on social capital in North Sumatera. The study is conducted by using a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches where the qualitative data were obtained through in-depth interviews, while the quantitative data were obtained through survey by questionnaire. Analyses were made on three aspects of community empowerment: institutional aspects, economic aspects, and socio-cultural aspects. Results show that the various empowerment programmes have helped the communities to develop their economic activities in the villages through business activities. The implication of this study to the policy for Village Law is that all business carrying out with funds based on the village owned enterprise must refer to the applicable law to avoid any deviation.

摘要

本研究在印度尼西亚北苏门答腊省四个区的四个村庄进行，通过基于北苏门答腊省社会资本的村庄所有企业评估村庄社区赋权。本研究采用定性与定量相结合的方法进行，定性数据通过深度访谈获得，定量数据通过问卷调查获得。对社区赋权的三个方面进行了分析：制度方面、经济方面和社会文化方面。结果表明，各种赋权计划帮助社区通过商业活动在村庄发展经济活动。