December 2017 Vol. 5 No.5

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Original Research Article

Adaptation of Economic Strategy Citizens Former East Timor Maintaining Family Life (Studies in The Old Village Pukan District of Central Kupang District of East Nusa Tenggara) Indonesia

Sulaiman Amin

Lecturer at Faculty of Econimics, Muhammadiyah University, Kupang East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

E-mail: sulaimanumk@yahoo.com

Accepted November 06, 2017

Abstract

This research was a motivated outcome of the referendum on August 30, 1999, which was won by the pro-independence. Post-referendum about 336 043 people (56 334 households) displaced in the East West, live in poverty, have no income, so it cannot make ends meet and adaptation. The purpose of this study was to describe the economic adaptation strategy former East Timorese citizens in maintaining family life. The data used in this study is a qualitative nature of data, data collection techniques with observation, interviews Mendalan, and documents. The theory used, Neoclasical Ekonomic Micro to explain motivation refugee families, Rational Choice Theory of Adaptation Strategies economic analyzes keuarga and Voluntaristic Action Theory of Talcott Parsons to analyze the survival of the family. Economic adaptation strategies have to act and make a living double maximum in obtaining income, factors inhibiting adaptation adheres to the value / value of pro-independence would be hampered if together with the pro-integration, which have an impact on the conflict. Factors norm (norm) seen from the eyes of pencahararian system as subsistence farmers produce goods for their own consumption, the norm is also seen from the residence, living conditions unfit or unhealthy as recommended by WHO. The idea of Kamui (Other ideas) technology is still traditional livelihoods, using a hoe plowing, seed is seed ordinary varieties, how to grow no intercropping, fertilization with the use of manure. Family assets supporting economic adaptations have needs 3 times smaller than the minimum requirement, then do not eat four of five perfectly healthy. Physical endurance family can be seen from the food problem, the problem of education, health, shelter, clothing problems, and Revenue, everything is not properly achieved. So that the poor physical endurance in maintaining family life.

Keywords: Adaptation, Strategies, Economics, Resilience Family Life