Representation mechanism of genealogic primordial ties at pasek communities in strengthening of economic capital in Mataram City

This study aims to conduct a study of the representation mechanism of primordial genealogical ties at Pasek community in the strengthening of economic capital in Mataram city, West Nusa Tenggara. This study was designed in an interpretative descriptive type in order to find the answers to the problem, namely the representation mechanism of primordial ties based on genealogy as a vehicle for strengthening economic capital at Pasek community in Mataram city. The results of this study found that genealogy-based social ties to the Pasek community developed an economic investment strategy in order to achieve the welfare of the Pasek community that was gathered in Mahagotra Pasek Sanak Sapta Rsi (abbreviated as MPSSR). In this regard, the Pasek community empowers the factors of production, namely both human and natural resources. The economic investment strategy adopted by the Pasek community in Mataram city is closely linked to efforts to build a stronger economic order both individually and collectively. From the external perspective, the strategy of investment economic capital adopted has a tendency to build a solid economic system which is then used as a tool to improve the quality of Hindu religious practices.