DYNAMIC OF STREET VENDORS (PKL) DISCIPLINING PROGRAM (A STUDY IN GROGOL PETAMBURAN SUBDISTRIC, WEST JAKARTA)

In terms of microeconomics, street vendors (PKL) are quite helpful in growing the economy of the grass roots. However, the existence of street vendors is also identical with the impacts emerging at the arrangement of the city. This qualitative study aims to assess the dynamic of problems in disciplining PKL with Grogol Petamburan Subdistrict of West Jakarta as the location. The findings show that, from the perspective of government officials, disciplining program is a major step to handle PKL. However from the perspective of PKL, disciplining program is a repressive measure of the government to suppress their rights. In fact, the pattern of repressive disciplining program carried out so far is only effective in the short term. Therefore a persuasive effort and the provision of greater space for PKL become quite important for the government to maintain order in the city in the long term. On the other hand, PKL can still contribute substantially to the economy of the city.