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Usaha industri tradisional telah menjadi perhatian nasional dan internasional dengan perkembangan wacana industri sustainability (berkelanjutan). Akan tetapi, dalam kenyataannya perkembangan usaha ini tidak selalu mengarah pada model usaha berkelanjutan yang lebih baik dari para pelaku yang ada di dalamnya. Riset ini menampilkan gambaran dilema livelihood pada industri tradisional furnitur Jepara – Indonesia. Fenomena khusus yang terjadi di Jepara adalah kemampuannya untuk bertahan dalam kompetisi dunia usaha modern, dan juga secara menakjubkan menggapai pasar furnitur global. Di lain hal, Jepara secara mayoritas tetap bertahan dengan metode produksi tradisional. Dalam perhatian ini, studi kualitatif phenomenology dilaksanakan di kota Jepara, Jawa Tengah – Indonesia. Studi dilakukan pada industri tradisional furnitur rumah tangga, dengan para pelaku usaha dan pekerja didalamnya yang terdiri dari 12 orang partisipan, dan terbagi dalam 4 kategori usaha. Investigasi dalam penelitian ini dilakukan melalui wawancara mendalam dengan teknik semi structured interview. Riset ini mendeskripsikan tekanan (pressure) lokal, regional dan internasional yang berakibat implikasi unsustainable yang cukup besar. Implikasi berkisar dari kurangnya campur tangan pemerintah, pendapatan yang tidak memadai, persaingan yang tidak sehat dengan sebagian perusahaan asing yang secara legal dan ilegal berdiri di Jepara, dan yang paling substansial adalah hilangnya karakter keterampilan seni ukir di Jepara sendiri. Industri furnitur ukir tradisional Jepara di satu sisi, memiliki warisan sejarah keterampilan budaya ukir, bersama dengan ribuan orang yang bergantung pada jenis mata pencaharian ini (livelihood), dan harus tetap bertahan baik dalam skala pasar lokal ataupun global. Pada akhirnya, industry furniture tradisional Jepara ini menerapkan model perkembangan industri “Low Road” untuk menahan pengaruh tekanan (pressure) lokal dan internasional, yang kemudian secara bertahap berubah, dan melakukan manuver strategis untuk menyesuaikan prosedur dan peraturan kebijakan yang ada guna mempertahankan mayoritas praktik informal dari para pelaku usaha, dan utamanya untuk mempertahankan mata pencaharian produksi furnitur tradisional yang sudah berlangsung secara turun temurun ......Traditional industry sustainability has been the focus and interest of local and international study. However, current traditional industry developments may not always indicate better progressive sustainable achievements. This research presenting an epic rural traditional industry dilemma of livelihood, focusing at traditional industry Jepara – Indonesia. Distinct significance phenomenon at Indonesian - Jepara traditional rural furniture industry is in its ability to survive current modern business competition while remarkably prosper for global furniture market. Meanwhile, this industry and its people have been largely remains with traditional method of production. In concern to this, a qualitative phenomenology study had been conducted at Jepara city, Central Java- Indonesia, in a range of home-based furniture, adjoining with business owners and workers involved. A total of 12 participants and 4 main categories of business are investigated. This research deployed in-depth interview using a semi-structured interview. The study depicting pressure of local, regional and international which further result major unsustainable implications. Implications span from the absence of government assistance, income insufficiencies, unfair rivalries with partial foreign firms legally and illegally stands at Jepara, and in most substantial is the loss of carving craftmanship skills character within. The pressures at Jepara is related to the main feature of historical carving craftmanship inheritance, which determined to many thousands of livelihood reliance people contained. This rural furniture cluster industry is obviously needed to sustain both domestically and internationally, despite this research reveals many problems and implications. Eventually, Jepara furniture industry people have to undertake "low road" survival to withstand pressures, and at the same time transform and maneuvering current international rules and regulations on timber trade products. Inevitably, Jepara small furniture firms need to operate informally, in order to continue their cultural industry legacy which formerly passed for many generations.

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The population dynamics in Indonesia have brought several implications on manpower condition. Fertility level that was high in the past still has impact on the high supply of manpower in indonesia today. One consequence is that the Government has to provide job opportunity for working age population that is continually growing in number: However, formal sector occupations can only absorb about one third of manpower in Indonesia. As a result, most working age Indonesians have to create their own job opportunity in informal sector in particular in small and medium scale industry (UKM). The success of 0 UKM depends on many factors. This study aims to investigate the factors that support or impede the non- corporate body UKM in particular informal and small scale and traditional industry (USIT). The study location is in West Jakarta. For the purpose of the study, a survey was Conducted. The survey collected data through face- to-face interviews to USIT owners using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done descriptively. It is hypothesized that the progress of a USIT depends on the USIT owners demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. business characteristics and other characteristics (whether owns DKI Jakarta's identity card/KTP), the presence of difficulty in doing business, economic crisis effects on business, training, financial assistance and business prospect). There are eight indicators of growing business used in this study: duration of business and the ability to expand the business. The ability to expand the business is viewed from whether there is growth in physical assets, financial capitals, rates, labor and customers from the beginning of business to the time oft he study (October 2002). Results of the study show that the advancement USIT depends on the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of USIT owners, the characteristics of business and other characteristics. Economic stability and financial resources are the two factors stated to affect the growing of a USIT Access to information about financial aid from the Government is inadequate.