Pasar Modern Dan Marginalisasi Sosial: Studi Kasus Ketimpangan Antarruang Di Kawasan Urban

Abstract

The rapid development of modern markets in urban environments reflects economic progress and the structural transformation of society. However, behind this modernization lies a growing social gap, particularly between modern consumption spaces and the surrounding local communities. This article aims to examine how the presence of modern markets can create forms of social marginalization for the surrounding community, through a case study of the Pakuwon City Mall area in Surabaya. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach through field observations and interviews with business owners inside the mall, in the area outside the mall, and several shoppers. The findings indicate differences in access to economic resources, increasingly impersonal forms of social relations, and spatial exclusion experienced by local residents due to the expansion of modern markets. Malls have become not only centers of consumption but also symbols of exclusivity and social stratification. Local communities not directly involved in the modern market ecosystem tend to be economically marginalized. This article discusses the need to re-examine modern market-based economic development from a more inclusive and participatory perspective, so as not to neglect the social dimensions and spatial justice in the urban development process.