Comparative Analysis of The Establishment of Village-Owned Business Enterprises in Karawang and Bogor Regency: Policy, Organization and Business Dimensions

Residents of rural communities, most of whom work as farmers, have a low level of socio- economic welfare. Various regional policies, including those in Karawang Regency and Bogor Regency have been issued, including regarding Village-Owned Business Enterprises (BUM Desa) in the form of regional regulations (perda) and regent regulations (perbup). These policies are Number 4 of 2019 and Number 6 of 2015, as well as District Head Regulations Number 35 of 2020 and Number 79 of 2018, which relate to public interests. The research aims to examine comparatively the dimensions of policy, organization and business contained in the two regional policies in the two regencies. The research uses normative juridical methods, policy evaluation and literature review. The results of the study showed that the similarities in the policy dimensions include juridical references to village and regional government laws, the goals of regional government regulations as regional policies, and the aims and objectives of BUM Desa as policy objects. The differences include setting the scope of the policy and the mechanism of the policy establishment stages. Similarities from the organizational dimensions include arrangements regarding the form of organization, management organization, organizational structure, as well as guidance and supervision. The differences include setting the job requirements for operational executors and supervisors. The similarities in the business dimensions include capital arrangements, classification of types of business, and business management strategies. The difference lies in setting the details of the type of business and BUM Desa employee spending. There are several policy substances in the two regent regulations that must be perfected.