How the Poor Survive FromVulnerability

A Study of Poor Households in Aceh, Indonesia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220302.020How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Social capital; Vulnerability; Poverty; Human capital

Abstract

This study aims to examine how the poor in North Aceh increase their empowerment and survive in conditions of vulnerability. This study uses primary data sourced from a survey of 250 poor households. The sampling technique is carried out by non-probability sampling, specifically purposive sampling. Using SEM analysis, it was found that the variables tested for social capital and human capital had a significant effect on increasing empowerment and the ability to survive vulnerabilities. The social capital variable in this study has a strong relationship in increasing the empowerment and ability of the poor to survive. All the indicators used in explaining the construct of social capital, there are three indicators that have a high loading indicator value, that is networking, solidarity and cooperation. A high indicator value indicates that the indicator has a major contribution in shaping social capital. While the indicators that have a high score on the human capital variable are education and skill. Social capital is an asset owned by the people of Aceh that can provide a way to survive and escape from poverty or at least still survive in vulnarability. Networking or involvement in the organization facilitates access to resources, while trust and cooperation can provide a temporary solution to vulnerability. In this case, social capital becomes a strength or potential that can be developed to empower the poor.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Busra
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/03/24
TI  - How the Poor Survive FromVulnerability
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Social Science, Political Science, and Humanities (ICoSPOLHUM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 131
EP  - 136
SN  - 2352-5398
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