Cica Openda, Susi Fitria Dewi, H. Hasrul
The people of Sungai Penuh are made up of five ethnic groups, of which one ethnic Chinese dominates the economic sector, causing social jealousy in the midst of people's lives. The purpose of this study is to reveal the factors that cause the success of Chinese ethnic to dominate the economy in Sungai Penuh. The above research objectives were answered by using descriptive qualitative method where the writer interviewed 34 informants by observing for three months, literature studies related to the key to the success of Tinghoa ethnicity. The results of this study indicate that there are three factors that lead to ethnic Tinghoa success, namely (1) The enthusiasm of entrepreneurs who exemplify excellent service for consumers (2) Economic accessibility gets convenience from the local government (3) Other ethnic attitudes are low-powered. With the disclosure of the above research objectives it can be concluded that the economy is very dependent on the culture that is owned by economic actors and the political interests that exist between the entrepreneur and the local government. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
