Assessment of Economic and Social Conditions of the Community: Before and After the Jagoi Babang State Cross Border Post, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the economic and social impact on the community of constructing the Jagoi Babang cross-border post (PLBN) in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The method used in this study is a quantitative method, which uses questionnaires to the community in the Jagoi Babang sub-district to be able to answer the formulation of problems in this study, which include: (i) What was the economic condition of the Jagoi Babang community before the construction of PLBN?, (ii) What was the economic condition of the Jagoi Babang community at the time after the operation of the PLBN?, (iii) What was the social condition of the Jagoi Babang community before the construction of the PLBN?, (iv) What was the social condition of the Jagoi Babang community at the time of the operation of the PLBN?. Therefore, the data used in this study is primary data, and the statistical method in this study is a descriptive method. The results of this study are known: (i) the operation, of the Jagoi Babang PLBN has an impact on improving the economic indicators of the community around the PLBN; (ii) The operation of the Jagoi Babang PLBN has an impact on improving the social indicators of the community around the PLBN. The novelty of this research is related to the object of research, namely the economic and social impacts of the construction of cross-border posts (PLBN) which have not been studied much before.