ABSTRACT

This research is based on the planning issues regarding the development of Village-Owned Enterprise (BUMDes) in Garut District, the research is aimed to find new concepts regarding the development plans for the development of BUMDes in Garut District. This research is derived from the proposition by the Department of Social and Village Empowerment which stated that the BUMDes development could increase village economics through the mobilization of village potentials and resources, as well as the external factors supporting the villages. The problem in this research is the fact that the creation of BUMDes has not been utilized as a tool for village development with the end goal of bringing prosperity to the people. Based on the characteristics of the problems analyzed, this research is done using qualitative method, data collected by observation, in-depth interview to DPMD chief, secretary, chief of society economic empowerment, village head, and BUMDes director. In testing the data validity, the writer used triangulation technique, the researcher analyzed the problem through planning approach by Stoner’ theories (2006). Based on the researched, BUMDes development plans by Garut DPMD has to be able to identify supporting and inhibiting factors.