Sound Governance Analysis in the Innovation of Traditional Market Revitalization and Street Vendors Management
Abstract: Departed from the
innovative programs during the period of Joko Widodo in Surakarta that are
still made as the model of the local public service reform, this article aims
to discover and analyze the innovations of the Municipal Government of
Surakarta (as known as Solo), the revitalization of the traditional market and
the management of the street vendors, under the leadership of Joko Widodo
(known also as Jokowi) as the mayor (2005 – 2012) by using to Sound Governance
Model. The research uses positivist approach through several data collection
techniques, such as, in-depth interview with the program performing actors in
the local government and the beneficiary actors; observation; and literature
review. The data was collected throughout 2012 – 2013 after Joko Widodo is no
longer the incumbent Mayor, in order that the information of the innovations
sustainability can be noticed. The outcome was analyzed as univariate and
descriptively towards the dimensions of Sound Governance Model. The study
suggests that there is a novel approach in running the innovative program of
the traditional market revitalization and the street vendors management through
an adaptive environmental development without discarding the orientation toward
society-empowerment in Surakarta. Even so, the manifestation of the sound
governance has not been related to the refinement of the positive impact for
the stakeholders like traders, due to lack grounded from their substantive
needs, poor performance management, and also the lacking stakeholder engagement
in the program monitoring and evaluation. In contrast to previous existing
reports, this research also suggests that the coherence between leadership and
administrative capacity is inevitable for the sustainability of the innovation
practices.
Author: Defny Holidin, Rilyan
Shela Handini
Journal Code: jpadministrasinegaragg140047