Amber dan Komin: Studi Perubahan Ekonomi di Papua: Amber And Komin:The Studi of Economic Transformation inPapua

• Main Author: Perpustakaan UGM, i-lib
• Format: Article NonPeerReviewed
• Published: [Yogyakarta] : Universitas Gadjah Mada 2003
• Subjects: Jurnal i-lib UGM
• Online Access: https://repository.ugm.ac.id/19340/; http://i-lib.ugm.ac.id/jurnal/download.php?dataId=2170
• Institution: Universitas Gadjah Mada

There is a recent emergence of a new social phenomena in Papua called adversary culture a discourse which refers to ethnic difference. This explains the division between "orang Papua" and "bukan Papua", the division between "orang Papua and orang Bugis". In Papua this is not a new cultural social phenomena, because it has been in existence since colonial times with the emergence of the word "Amber" for those having straight hair and the word "Komin" for those Papuanese having curly hair. However, the phenomena emerged again in Papua when the Bugis group (Amber) dominated the economy in Papua. This meeting of the Amber and Komin groups bring real economic change to Papua. That change can be seen in a shift from domestic production to a market economy. There are at least three factors that comprise the background of that change. The firstly is the development of markets in the Papuanese late style as a result of the arrival of the Buginese. Second, factors is the meeting of a domestic production mode and modern production mode. A third factors is the fact that not all agricultural products are used by the family and thus the rest are sold at the market. Although there is economic integration its Papuanese life, Papuanese traders can not yet compete with Buginese traders. This study analyzes the factors that result in the success of the Buginese and the talking behind economically of the Papuanese group in the market economy setting. The success of the Bugis is because of then personal connections in the market economy. The falling behind of the Papuanese group is due to their ignoring personal principles, like the bargaining process, debt, and credit. Another side, related to the falling behind of the Papuanese group is structural factors that do not enable them to compete with traders. During the time of the transfer of power from the Dutch colonialism to the Indonesian government in 1963, the Papuanese when not among the group of traders. At the time, commerce who handled almost exclusively by Chinese (Amber). The basic principal of Papuanese economy was bartering as a means to develop social solidarity. process of the meeting between the Bugis and the Papuanese. That meeting has resulted in the development of commerce. The Papuanese that who originally hunting, gathering, shifting agriculture have nowadays become small traders in the market. In this way, the Papuanese have responded to the change that happened around them. Key Words: Amber, Komin, and Economic Transformation.