IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPLICATIONS OF AGRARIAN REFORM IN INDONESIA

This study aims to find out about agrarian reform in Indonesia, and examine in a comprehensive manner with regard to the policies implemented by seven Presidents of the Republic of Indonesia, sequentially starting from Sukarno, Soeharto, B. J Habibie, Abdurrahman Wahid, Megawati Soekarnoputri, Susilo B. Yudhoyono, and Joko Widodo and its implications for the prosperity of the people which based on justice and economic equality as mandated by Article 33 of the Constitution of 1945, Agrarian Law No. 5 of 1960, and various legislations related. This study uses normative and qualitative data as well as the descriptive nature of this study. The results of this study can be concluded that the Indonesian government must be able to act decisively, consistently and continuously to address gaps in the legal, social, economic, political and security aspect through agrarian reform policies. Agrarian reform is a social movement, the integration of government and community in order to carry out land reform. Land redistribution as a core strategic agrarian reform on the agenda for Indonesian government for the majority of Indonesian people are dependent on the agricultural land.