Reciprocity as a Social Capital in Kacang Tore Small Enterprise in Kawangkoan

Abstract

This research paper aims at elaborating and formulating the forms of reciprocity as a part of social capital in the economic activities of the small economic enterprise, Kacang Tore, in Kawangkoan district, Minahasa North Sulawesi. This Kacang Tore small enterprise is significant to be carried out due to the facts that this kind of small enterprise is the most dominant and generating for the local economic activities in Minahasa and this small enterprise involves doers of different functions which are important to picture its contribution to increase a local economy and to design a schema for developing a small enterprise based upon social capital in the wider region or even to inspire the strengthening national economic in rural areas. As a qualitative study, this study employs domain and taxonomy analysis for meeting its purpose. In light of this, the results show that the functional forms of the reciprocity in the economic activities of Kacang Tore small industry are formulated into the open transfer of the business activity, the mutual help in terms of production process tool sharing, the availability of information, the capital loans and the economic incentive. These forms of reciprocity are reflected in the relationship little vendor, local broker(called Tibo), small industry’s owner, consumers, and big vendor.

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Rahel Widiawati Kimbal, Arie F. Kawulur, Ventje Senduk

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Rahel Widiawati Kimbal, Arie F. Kawulur, Ventje Senduk (2017). Reciprocity as a Social Capital in Kacang Tore Small Enterprise in Kawangkoan. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention, 6(5), 1-9. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-405406