MAP Observer: Jurnal Penelitian Administrasi Publik
Vol 3 No 02 (2023): PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOCIAL ASSISTANCE IN THE DISTRICT. MEDAN DENAI, MEDAN CITY

Shintia Putri Aisyah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara)
Bachtiar Ahmad Fani Rangkuti (Universitas Islam Negeri sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Oct 2023

Abstract

Community development, which seeks to increase participation and a sense of participation and belonging together in the program to be implemented, must also contain elements of community empowerment. Empowerment refers to the ability of people, especially vulnerable or weak groups, to have access to productive sources that enable them to increase their income and obtain the goods and services they need and then participate in the development process and decisions that affect their environment. or themselves. In reality, this process often does not appear automatically, but rather grows and develops based on the interaction of local communities with external parties or social workers who work based on charitable encouragement or a professional perspective. These social workers act as social assistants. Who is present as an agent of change who is involved in helping solve the problems they face. Social assistance can be interpreted as a dynamic interaction between poor groups and social workers to jointly face various or various challenges. Community development is also interpreted as a strategy of choice in the context of alternative development, while the concept of alternative development in development discourse is then a reaction to the weaknesses of the development model, also overcoming the problem of poverty, preserving the environment and solving strange social problems that oppress society.

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map

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Subject

Social Sciences

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MAP Observer: Journal of Public Administration Research is an open access, and peer-reviewed journal. Our main goal is to disseminate current and original articles from researchers and practitioners on various, Public Administration; Public Management; Public Service; Public Policy; Governance; ...