On Social and Economic Spheres: An Observation of the 'gantangan' Indonesian tradition

TL;DR

This paper examines the 'gantangan' tradition in Indonesian villages, analyzing its social and economic roles through evolutionary game theory, and discusses its modern development and implications for social cohesion and economic expectations.

Contribution

It introduces an evolutionary game theoretic framework to analyze the 'gantangan' tradition and explores its evolution and relevance in modern social and economic contexts.

Findings

Gantangan intertwines social cohesion with economic expectations.

The tradition has evolved with modern influences affecting its practice.

Traditional views adapt to modern social and economic life.

Abstract

Indonesian traditional villagers have a tradition for the sake of their own social and economic security named 'nyumbang'. There are wide variations of the traditions across the archipelago, and we revisit an observation to one in Subang, West Java, Indonesia. The paper discusses and employs the evolutionary game theoretic insights to see the process of 'gantangan', of the intertwining social cohesion and economic expectation of the participation within the traditional activities. The current development of the gantangan tradition is approached and generalized to propose a view between the economic and social sphere surrounding modern people. While some explanations due to the current development of gantangan is drawn, some aspects related to traditional views complying the modern life with social and economic expectations is outlined.