A Study of Special Autonomy Policy and Its Effect on Aceh Community Welfare in Indonesia

Abstract

The management of special autonomy funds in Lhokseumawe City has not worked well, all market infrastructure development that uses the autonomy fund cannot prosper the community, and infrastructure development until now is still abandoned and cannot be used for community needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate the policy of the Lhokseumawe City government in the management of Aceh special autonomy funds. Also, to identify the management of Aceh's special autonomy funds in the field of market infrastructure is on target or not. This research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive research type analysis. The results showed that the policy of the Lhokseumawe City government in the management of market infrastructure through special autonomy funds included actors involved in the process of preparing special autonomy budgets, namely Badan Perencana Pembangunan Daerah (BAPPEDA) and also Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kab/Kota (DPRK), while the actors involved in market development that is Dinas Perindustrian Perdagangan dan Koperasi (DISPERINDAGKOP), and Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (SATPOL PP). In conclusion, this study indicated that Lhokseumawe city government policy in the process of preparing the autonomy budget did not involve street vendors and the surrounding community as direct stakeholders. Market development planning programs are carried out in a "top-down" manner so that the impact on the resulting program is not appropriate to the needs and cannot be felt directly by the community. The development of market infrastructure using special autonomy funds is less felt by the community, this is because planning does not involve the community and is mostly not by the needs of the community, so in the field, the community rejects the help of this market development. The recommendation given in this study is that there must be community involvement in the Musyawarah Rencana Pembangunan (MUSREMBANG).