JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REVIEWS ISSN- 2394-5125 VOL 7, ISSUE 16, 2020 THE READINESS OF WEST SUMATRA GOVERNMENT IN FACING ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY Deswita Rosra1, An An Chandrawulan2 1Student of Law Doctor, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia 2Lecturer Faculty of Law, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, West Java, 45363, Indonesia.
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[email protected] Received: 16 March 2020 Revised and Accepted: 19 June 2020 ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to find out the readiness of West Sumatra Government in facing ASEAN Economic Community, the leading sectors or potentials from West Sumatra are the proponent factors for their readiness. This research is using normative law method, with secondary data which consist of primary law, secondary law, and tertiary law materials along with data collecting by studying documents and then analyzing the data qualitatively. The research’s result shows that the main target of the purpose of ASEAN Economic Community is to push the efficiency and economic competitiveness in the region. In order to achieve these two targets, it is important to spot on the competitiveness of each country or region, moreover in Indonesia and particularly in West Sumatra, to have the leading sectors and potentials for free market in ASEAN Economic Community. City or Regency Governments have to put high interests and set the priority for the leading sectors in order to be able to compete, because the success of Indonesia in taking the opportunity of ASEAN Economic Community is determined by the ability and the competitiveness of each region. KEYWORDS: Readiness; Government; Facing; AEC I.