The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor

Poverty and dependence among indigenous people is an important issue to be abolished or reduced in socio-economic development of indigenous peoples. The indigenous people known as the people who practice conventional lifestyle as subsistence activities and their dependence on government assistance....

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Main Authors: Ahmad Hariri, Tun Ili Ayuni, Roddin, Rohayu, Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza, Diyana, Farah, Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan
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Published: American Scientific Publishers 2018
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author Ahmad Hariri, Tun Ili Ayuni
Roddin, Rohayu
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Diyana, Farah
Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan
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Roddin, Rohayu
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Diyana, Farah
Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan
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description Poverty and dependence among indigenous people is an important issue to be abolished or reduced in socio-economic development of indigenous peoples. The indigenous people known as the people who practice conventional lifestyle as subsistence activities and their dependence on government assistance. However, there are people who have managed to improve their living standards through entrepreneurial activity, namely the Orang Kuala in Rengit, Johor, Malaysia. The Kuala people have shown a good community development to be emulated by other indigenous peoples. They have sought to make their business known to the outside community until they have been recognized by the government as a community of entrepreneurship-based businesses. The purpose of this paper is to see how the process of Orang Asli community's ability to improve the socio-economic development of their communities. The design of this study is case study through semi-structured interviews with 15 participants who are involved in entrepreneurship of selling used goods. All the interview transcripts will be undergo NVIVO 11 to find out the process that they have been through. This study suggested that there are three phases in the change process of the Orang Kuala’s entrepreneurship. The findings of this research hoped that it will help others towards development of Orang Asli’s economy.
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spelling uthm-60122022-01-25T08:38:12Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6012/ The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor Ahmad Hariri, Tun Ili Ayuni Roddin, Rohayu Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza Diyana, Farah Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property Poverty and dependence among indigenous people is an important issue to be abolished or reduced in socio-economic development of indigenous peoples. The indigenous people known as the people who practice conventional lifestyle as subsistence activities and their dependence on government assistance. However, there are people who have managed to improve their living standards through entrepreneurial activity, namely the Orang Kuala in Rengit, Johor, Malaysia. The Kuala people have shown a good community development to be emulated by other indigenous peoples. They have sought to make their business known to the outside community until they have been recognized by the government as a community of entrepreneurship-based businesses. The purpose of this paper is to see how the process of Orang Asli community's ability to improve the socio-economic development of their communities. The design of this study is case study through semi-structured interviews with 15 participants who are involved in entrepreneurship of selling used goods. All the interview transcripts will be undergo NVIVO 11 to find out the process that they have been through. This study suggested that there are three phases in the change process of the Orang Kuala’s entrepreneurship. The findings of this research hoped that it will help others towards development of Orang Asli’s economy. American Scientific Publishers 2018 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad Hariri, Tun Ili Ayuni and Roddin, Rohayu and Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza and Diyana, Farah and Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan (2018) The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor. Advanced Science Letters, 24 (1). pp. 458-460. ISSN 1936-6612
spellingShingle HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Ahmad Hariri, Tun Ili Ayuni
Roddin, Rohayu
Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza
Diyana, Farah
Ghazalan, Mohd Shahzuan
The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title_full The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title_fullStr The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title_full_unstemmed The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title_short The process of economic change of indigenous people: orang Kuala’s community empowerment in Rengit, Johor
title_sort process of economic change of indigenous people: orang kuala’s community empowerment in rengit, johor
topic HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6012/