The Empowerment of Marginalized Community (Street Vendors) for Developing Creative Economy in Payakumbuh City West Sumatra

Syamsir, Syamsir (2016) The Empowerment of Marginalized Community (Street Vendors) for Developing Creative Economy in Payakumbuh City West Sumatra. Journal of Government and Politics, 7 (1). pp. 79-103. ISSN 2337-8220

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Page Header Journal Content Search Search Scope Browse By Issue By Author By Title Other Journals User Username Password Remember me About The Author SYAMSIR SYAMSIR http://www.umy.ac.id Senior Lecturer at Public Administration Department, The State University of Padang; Indonesia Dep of Government Affairs, JK School of Government Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta Article Tools Print this article Indexing metadata How to cite item Finding References Review policy Email this article (Login required) Email the author (Login required) Open Journal Systems IN COOPERATION WITH: INDEXED BY : Flag Counter StatCounter - Free Web Tracker and Counter View My Stats PIWIK JSP Index Journal Home About Login Register Search Current Archives Announcements Contact Home > Vol 7, No 1 (2016) > SYAMSIR The Empowerment of Marginalized Community (Street Vendors) for Developing Creative Economy in Payakumbuh City West Sumatra SYAMSIR SYAMSIR Abstract This study generally aimed to find a model for empowerment of the marginalized community of street vendors for developing creative economy in Payakumbuh City, West Sumatra. While specifically this study aimed to get an overview of: 1) the City Government’s efforts in the empowerment of street vendors, and 2) the degree of success of the empowerment program of street vendors by the City Government. This study uses qualitative approach. Data collected through questionnaire, interview, observation, and documentation study in several government agencies and the street vendors in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra Province. Respondents in this study consisted of street vendors with business types of vegetables, fruits, accessories, foods, beverages, and other culinary merchants.Using frequency and percentage tests on responses by 445 respondents of street vendors and some informants in Payakumbuh city, West Sumatra, this study tested some aspects of marginalized community empowerment program Payakumbuh City. The findings of this study indicate that: 1) The empowerment of marginal urban communities (street vendors) by Payakumbuh Government has been running quite well; and 2) The level of success of the street vendors empowerment programs by the Payakumbuh Government during the time is still categorized as quite well, especially when it is measured based on capital movement of the street vendors.

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