Summary: | Bamboo handicraft business in Gilangharjo Village has existed since the
1970s began with the rise of poultry fram business. To meet the needs of cages,
breeder cages laying hens make their own to save the issued capital. Since then
several people in the village, especially Daleman, Jodog and Karangasem in
Gilangharjo choose to work as artisans especially bamboo cage. Request for
laying hens cage today is not much like it used to so many artisans who make
innovations to create other types of enclosures. Bamboo handicraft business is still
be one of the bamboo artisans work deemed sufficiently profitable compared to
other employment sectors. To maintain consistency of effort is certainly bamboo
handucraft artisans in cooperation with order bamboo artisans. Cooperations that
exsits between the bamboo craftsmen prove the existence of sosial capital within
the bamboo artisans in the village of Gilangharjo.
This study aims to provide an overview of how forms of sosial capital
bamboo artisans in the village of Gilangharjo. The method used in this study is a
qualitative research method with a descriptive approach. The author conducted indepth
interviews and collect data and documentation used to take a final
conclusion. The technique used in this study was purposive sampling (sampels
intended). The informant is Gilangharjo village govermment and bamboo artisans
residing in Daleman, Jodog and Karangasem.
The results showed that the research conducted of bamboo handicraft
businesses in the village Gilangharjo able to thrive due to the social capital that
exsist. Social capital consists of trus, network and nomrs do exist and prevail
among the bamboo artisans in the village of Gilangharjo. Trust can be seen from
the artisans of trus with workers, with fellow crafters bamboo or trus of
consumers. In terms of the network has at network of bamboo artisans are pretty
good that at this stage of the supply of raw materials and marketing of their
products. Prevailing norms among crafters like to always keep a healthy
competition, hard work and honesty becoming a basic guideline bamboo artisans
in the village of Gilangharjo
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