INTERAKSI SEKTOR INFORMAL (PKL) DENGAN SEKTOR FORMAL DI PUSAT KOTA TASIKMALAYA

Informal sector (street vendors) problems in Tasikmalaya City are relatively complex. Street vendors existences not only makes conflicts between informal sector and government rule or formal sector, but also makes conflicts between informal sector and public community. This study has a goal to identify the interaction between informal sector (street vendors) and formal sector that occur in Tasikmalaya City which focused at spatial, economic and social aspects. This study tries to formulate recommendations or solutions for informal sector planning from this study. This study conducted in Tasikmalaya City and can be classified as case study, used qualitative-inductive method. Data was collected thrugh interviews, observation, and documentation. Data analiysis use qualitative-inductive method of analysis. Data anaysis formulate important themes inducted to be a theory. The inductive analysis results show that : the formal sector reaction to informal sector depend on economic competition value between them. It also defends on the kind and quality of goods that they sold. On the other hand, street user community reaction to informal sector depends on their purposes of using the street. When choosing the location, street vendor selling clothes has a tendency to aglomerate with the similar vendor and dealer (vendor and dealer who sold the similar kind of pruducts), while street vendor selling foods has a tendency to find the location near important building which has busy activity (such as bank or supermarket). Meanwhile street vendor providing services has a tendency to find the location in front of formal shop which sold the complement of their goods. The conclusion show that : (1) In spatial interaction, formal sector has no benefit from informal sector existence. (2) Economic interaction value depends on street vendor spatial expansion quantity and also the kind and quality of street vendor goods. (3) Social interaction value goes in line with economic interaction value. (4) Street vendor stabilization can be applicated as long as the government can create zone system that restrict negative interaction between formal and informal sector, and compatible with the street function