The Role Of Asean In Developing Small And Medium Enterprises In Indonesia (2009-2013) Undergraduate Thesis

Abstract

ASEAN has committed to develop the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) among its members since this sector brings a huge benefits to the economic sector of the countries, in particular Indonesia. SMEs play a significant role in economic sector such as contribute to GDP, create a lot of jobs, and reduce the poverty, however in fact the SMEs in Indonesia still face a number of obstacles such as financial issue, lack of technology understanding, and lack of management. In dealing with those obstacles, the author decides to analyze the role of ASEAN as the International Organization in Southeast Asia region to assist Indonesia’s SME. To analyze the case, the author adopts the Implementation approach by ellaborating all of its types namely, managerial, normative, and enforcement. Based on the research, it was found that managerial type focuses on providing the financial assistance, the role of ASEAN in assisting the financial obstacles through the venture capital, peer to peer lending (P2P), and trade finance. The role of ASEAN from normative type, such as established an enterpreneurship curriculum, set up a regional programme to enhance the skill of the community. In enforcement type, there is no coercion has ever conducted by ASEAN.