Policy Management Of Natural Resources In Border State Using AHP Approach

Abstract

This paper reports the results of a study of oil and gas management as natural resources in state border area , using the AHP approach. Modification of AHP in the research designed by grouping the five main elements of Ideology, Politics, Economy, Social Culture, Defense and Security, into two main criteria, namely Non Defense Security which consists of elements of ideology, politics, economy, socio-culture, and elements of defense and security. The five elements is widely known as pancagatra. As a novelty of contribution to the AHP method, the AHP approach in this study offers two new things. The first is the merging of the five elements into only two, but it is still remarkably possible to trace the priority level of importance to each element. The second is that the respondent has a dual role as the object of research, but at the same time becomes the subject of research. The background variability of respondents is expected to provide a complete and unbiased picture related to the subject matter studied. At the same time, the inputs and views of each respondent are of paramount for their interests as subjects who will get benefit from the formulation and implementation of Government policies in the field of oil and gas management at the border state regions in the perspective of national defense.