A Multisite Study on the Governance of Rural Labor-Intensive Programs Post Pandemic Covid -19

Abstract

Good governance in implementing rural intensive projects is a necessity if you hope that project objectives can be achieved effectively and efficiently. Several indicators to measure good governance include: community participation, transparency and effectiveness. The aim of this research is to examine in depth the implementation of cash-intensive project governance and its indicators using a qualitative approach. This multisite research was conducted in Bening Village, Ngembat Village and Tawar Village, Gondang District, Mojokerto Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia. The sampling technique uses snowball sampling where existing subjects provide references to recruit the required sample. In this technique an individual subject provides information about only one other subject and then the chain continues with only one reference from one subject. This pattern is continued until the subjects available as samples are deemed to have met the requirements. The results of this research conclude that the principles of good governance have been implemented in village cash-intensive project activities. The principles of community participation, transparency, accountability and target accuracy have been implemented consistently in project governance. However, it is still found that the competence of project implementers is inadequate so that development work is not completed on time. For this reason, in order for cash-intensive projects to be on target, effective and on time, good and measurable management mechanisms are required.