Empowering Rural Economy (Java) Breaking The Chain of Dependence: Indonesia in The 1950s

Abstract

The 1950s was an important decade in which Indonesia was recognized as a sovereign country. As a newly independent country, Indonesia experienced a phase of struggle that was quite heavy as a nation-state. The reality of economic life at the local level is still low. The state must fight for the welfare of the population economy. As a form of alignment, empowerment, and protection of the weak, the form of popular economy is the choice. Economic activities in the countryside are at the forefront to improve people's welfare. The purpose of this paper is to explain the social conditions of Javanese rural communities in the 1950s, and the government's efforts to appreciate the dynamics of economic activities that have developed in the community as an effort to fight for the independence of the people. Historical methods using the social sciences approach become urgent to reconstruct the dynamics of society that occurred in the past. By prioritizing contemporary sources as primary data it is very important to see the reality of the past objectively. The final important outcome of the people who are economically independent is the dream of the government in that era. Therefore, the presence of various elements in the form of care and action will at least encourage the community to develop and stimulate independence to erode dependence on other nations. Keywords-Economic activities, rural economy, rural Java I.