Poverty Alleviation through Institutional Empowerment of Social and Economy on Poor Society in Gowa Regency

The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which the role ofgovernment in empowering marginal/poor communities through variousempowerment programs.To examine and explain the extent to which thebenefits of programs to empower the poor society in reducing poverty. Toexamine and explain the Poverty Reduction Model that is more in line withthe local wisdom of the people of South Sulawesi especially in thecommunity in Kabupaten Gowa. It is intended to find a model that fits theneeds and conditions of the poor communities in South Sulawesi,especially in Gowa so that it can be applied to poverty alleviation efforts inthe future. An interview and observation were done to 20 people from thepoor community, government, community leaders, and practitioners inGowa regency. Descriptive and reflective sections were used to analyzethe data and examining the poverty alleviation model through theempowerment of socio-economic institutions in South Sulawesi in Gowaregency. With the method of synergizing between Social Institution andEconomic Institution, the researcher found that society can develop itselfcreatively and productively, so gradually Poverty will decrease asexpected. Based on survey results, observations and interviews on thesubject in this study, it can be concluded several things: That povertyexperienced by the people of Gowa Regency is cultural and structuralpoverty so that people naturally experience poverty without realizing it asa problem in their lives living as they are with the non-poor community.Poverty is seen as something destiny and need not be too much of aproblem, but they live their lives as they are