POLEMIC INDUSTRY AND THE LAW ABOUT THE FREE MARKET SOCIETY FOR WELFARE

Since the law set number 22 of 1999 on regional autonomy, with some revisions, there are various local government efforts to improve regional Revenue. In the context of Flores and Lembata, one of the work done is to provide the mining permit to the foreign and domestic companies.

Apparently, business loud criticism from various groups of society. classify various reactions, actions, and considerations about the mining issue. The central question that the add on here, whether the presence of mines in the Flores-Lembata fruitful blessing or curse it, arranged both a discourse of my discussion this time.

In the background there is implicit general awareness of the writers here that society and government in the era of regional autonomy it should always lead to the common ideals. The trick is to exert every effort and resources in the region have. Of course, such development to a higher purpose, namely physical and spiritual welfare of the community.

In the midst of efforts towards the welfare of these, there are various opportunities provided by the current global culture with openness in various fields. Globalization, in a variety of reflection, is a force that contains a variety of ambivalence. Besides menyadiakan opportunities, in which there are many aspects that gave birth to a number of challenges to the efforts towards the welfare authentic.

One of the challenges that characterize the dominant global culture of free competition which is determined by law and market rationality. Market rationality comes from the economic capitalist system that gave birth to the commodity (to borrow the language of critical thinkers, Marcuse), in which all life in the business focused on the economic benefits tuck. As a result, the values reduced to economic value.

This is where there is a process commodification, which makes everything as a commodity that serves to bring economic benefits, including the things that are culturally valuable, mystical, or transcendental. In short, the rationality of global capitalism reduces all values into one aspect only, namely the economy, with the implied selogan whatever happens, the primary business. Way for the meaning and value becomes closed, except for purely economic value.

Within the framework of regional autonomy and efforts to increase prosperity, globalization is often absorbed in the most destructive aspects, namely through a variety of capital and capital strength. Consequently, on the one hand born cross between capital and capital strength with the political ideals of the ideal, the welfare of the community. However, the rationality of capital and capital centered only on one aspect, namely the economy. Therefore, every ideal political prosperity rely on equity capital and will generate rational economic prosperity alone.

In fact, now we realize that economic prosperity in the estimate can be generated by capital and the capital exactly add radikalitas poverty. There are no affluent society brought about by capitalism, as the philosopher and sociologist Jean Baudrillard criticized the economic thinker JK Galbraith. There is only a growth society, in which capital is always improving economic growth.

Meanwhile, the quantity and quality of growing poverty among tersebut.akhirnya growth process we take to the conclusion that, in Flores poor means that there can eat three times a day, while the poor in Jakarta means eating very difficult to eat two times a day. Therefore, every social ideals and political about the welfare of just watching economic growth without considering other aspects of human life really is an ideological, utopian, and ahistorical. Only the political rhetoric of rationality which includes commodities, namely rationality alone benefits for some people.

Besides as a form of awareness, involvement and social participation can be viewed politics as an example of destructive global capitalism in the context of the autonomy of the province. Especially in the scope of a special discussion, namely the mining industry issues in Flores. By studying the evidence and the negative facts about the mining business in the world and consider the social impact, environmental, and cultural, there are similarities in the overall tone of the book. Rejection of the mining business in Flores-Lembata.

This paper is the result of an investigation Indonesian Mining Advocacy Network, Friends of the life of Indonesia (WALHI), and the Catholic Church through the JPIC commission. Contents, describes the various issues surrounding the mining investment in Flores and Lembata. For instance, location problems, the entry of investors who are not known to the public, and lack of socialization of the mining industry with a variety of effects. In addition, the human rights consequences of the resulting grab it by the customary rights over land.

Written with polemical force (due to the mining business itself has become polemic in Flores-Lembata), hopefully this article can be in use in many car abaca. In addition to the read in the context of tensions between the expansion of capital into the power dynamics of regional autonomy, as well as documentation of the news and action-mining industry Lembata Flores.

For those who want to understand the problems of mining in the context of political and regional autonomy, have made George Junus Aditjondro. He was also thinking about the role of the church as the strength of civil society that is important in the context of NTT. For him, the church needs to change the orientation of the deacon, the deacon who waited for the red cross to fall victims 'deacon doorstop' to prevent loss of life, to educate the citizens of the church of socio-ecological impact of mining from exploration phase to production ".

Perhaps, I am writing this weakness is the lack of writing and research results in the underlying by the government or issued statements on official from the government or the miners, as a defense of the mining business. Thus, people can more freely assess. However, because of my writing this (EKA JHORIES) is to promote realism rather than idealism mining quarry, rational analysis rather than a quick estimate of all optimists, the facts rather than grandiose promises, and consideration of various aspects of human life than the economic aspects and benefits alone (which also seemed dubious in the context of mine), then this weakness can be viewed positively, ie as a form of struggle for clarity of options writers and editors in polemics mines, including the clarity of writing options.

Mining in Flores-Lembata: Blessing or Curse? Look not only about the blessing (positive aspects) or curse (negative aspects) in the context of mining can be found in the writings and the results of my research. Wealth of perspectives and areas of study to expand understanding of the various socio-political aspects of the broader, which was opened by the authors through the mine problem.

I hope my writing is based on real facts in the society can make us be better to think of taking attitudes and decisions, WHETHER IN THE FREE MARKET AND INDUSTRY Permit STATE OF BUSINESS IN AN IMPACT IS MORE BETTER OR WORSE FOR SURROUNDING COMMUNITY? Only you all as actors who can answer BUSINESS.

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