Track: Case Studies

Abstract

The political reformation in Indonesia has become an important mainstay of rural developments. Through the Rural Act, Indonesia's central government considers developing a village-based economy by disbursing village funds alongside by establishment of a Village-Owned Public Agency (Badan Umum Milik Desa). That idealism yet leaves much noteworthy criticism as exemplified by the existence of backward villages, impoverishments, and the demise of Village-Owned Public Agency issues that remain neglected. To the exception, both Sambirejo Village in Sleman and Kutuh Village in Badung have shown a contrast presage to which considered as an impotent village. Those villages categorize as unicorn villages with an income of over IDR one billion per year. As researchers, we decide to choose the previously-mentioned villages as a subject of our research in the field of political pillar studies. Applying qualitative research methods, we analyze political pillars through the Theory of Power (relational power) which incorporates governance actor market actors. By this article, we persist to explicate how actors and its relational power influence the rural development process by using the highest region's own source revenue (Pendapatan Asli Daerah or PADes). Thereafter we try to identify the best practices of rural development innovations. To sum up, the success factor of rural developments is the results of villages’ governance intersectionality with various sectors and stakeholders, through the dint of rural tourism developments