Open AccessSalt Cooperatives as Public Credit Institutions for Coastal Communities: A Case Study of Two Salt Cooperatives in Rembang and Demak
Author(s) -
Haryono Rinardi,
Yety Rochwulaningsih
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jmsni (journal of maritime studies and national integration)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2579-9215
DOI - 10.14710/jmsni.v1i1.1371
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , work (physics) , business , public institution , economic growth , public administration , political science , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , law
By using the historical method, the study discussing the existence of salt-producing community public cooperatives as micro credit institutions growing among coastal communities in Rembang and Demak. Both similarities and differences exist between the two. Both institutions (cooperatives are in need of government assistance. Both exist as a result of the hard work dedicated by the managers. The difference lies in the attitude of the villages’ administrators (bureaucrats)toward the existence of the cooperatives.