Development of Village Based Potentials of Social Capital in Madiun District, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Social capital as a potential development resource, if there is synergy between the interests of the villagers with the orientation of the target of village development. The lack of success in village development has been due to the lack of conformity with the needs of the villagers, due to the involvement of the villagers in the development process as a means of getting closer between the government and the villagers. The social capital of the villagers will result in a form of cooperation realized through mutual assistance and community awareness, and has been believed to be a strength and adhesive in the lives of village communities in the face of various village development issues. The problem is whether the potential of social capital has been synergized to be a force in supporting the implementation of village development. While the target in this research in 5 (five) sub-district of Madiun Regency and each sub-district determined 2 (two) village by purposive sampling. Data analysis used regression model through SPSS calculation.

Keyword: Social Capital, Rural Development.