ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CIVIC IN LOCAL WISDOM SUNDA SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Abstract

This article describes the problem economic civic in the study of Sundanese Local Wisdom (KLS) as a study in the economic field in relation to citizenship in the West Java community. Several thoughts in the KLS proverbs are found to be related to the economics of citizenship and are seen as meaningful sources of wealth of information for the inheritance of basic values, norms and concepts to generations of the nation. The research was conducted with a qualitative approach and methods library research. The results showed that from the KLS proverbs, there were 45 proverbs that described relating to economic civic and can be classified into 16 components. These components describe the principles, values and norms that must be obeyed and lived by every citizen, especially within the scope of Sundanese society and culture. Based on these components there is a reflection of culture, attitudes and human behavior, therefore it can be categorized into four parts, namely work culture (BK), economic values and norms (NE), life style (PH), and attitudes to invest (SI). The study is faced with the economic life of citizenship in fulfilling the necessities of life which are sought and lived for their survival (basic human need). The welfare and survival of citizens is largely determined by the demands of fulfilling their needs economically through the work they do. Every citizen has the right to obtain a decent living and is guaranteed constitutionally. The economic principle in regulating the needs for survival is based on a balance between inc.ome and expenses. How much income is earned compared to expenses.