THE READINESS OF PEOPLE IN BORDER AREA IN FACING THE ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY IN BERAKIT VILLAGE, TELUK SEBONG SUB-DISTRICT, BINTAN REGENCY, KEPULAUAN RIAU PROVINCE

Abstract

Berakit Village is one of village located in administrative area of Bintan Regency which is being development center of international port for overseas visitor, in order to welcome ASEAN economic community as a free market competition of ASEAN countries, moreover Berakit Village directly adjacent to Singapore and Malaysia so the tourist may come to Berakit Village to travelled. Most of people in Berakit Village work as a traditional fisherman, so that the access opening of international port will make influence to social structure and make transformation to the people in Berakit Village. The readiness of people to deal with social change when international port get operated will make influence to social structure of people in Berakit Village. The goal of this research is to know how is the readiness of people to deal with social change caused by development of international port. The method of this research is descriptive qualitative. The sample is taken by Purposive Sampling technique. The result of this research is there are readiness of people in Berakit Village in facing the ASEAN economic community. The preparation made by people and government of Berakit Village is give facilitation to people to get English course, sewing course and to produce souvenir. This facilititation is useful to provide souvenir for the tourist and also can improve economic sector of people who work as traditional fisherman. Beside of that, social structure of the people is not affected caused by access opening of international port. This is evidenced by the people still keep up the culture and tradition that is become identity the people of Berakit Village all the time.