Somalia: Economy Without StateInternational African Institute, 2003 - 206 pages In the wake of the collapse of the Somali government in 1991, a "second" or "informal" economy based on trans-border trade and smuggling is thriving. While focusing primarily on pastoral and agricultural markets, Peter D. Little demonstrates that the Somalis are resilient and opportunistic and that they use their limited resources effectively. While it is true that many Somalis live in the shadow of brutal warlords and lack access to basic health care and education, Little focuses on those who have managed to carve out a productive means of making ends meet under difficult conditions and emphasizes the role of civic culture even when government no longer exists. Exploring questions such as, Does statelessness necessarily mean anarchy and disorder? Do money, international trade, and investment survive without a state? Do pastoralists care about development and social improvement? This book describes the complexity of the Somali situation in the light of international terrorism. |
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... Baidoa and between those towns and the Kenya border . On the Kenyan side risks are high between Mandera , Wajir , and Garissa . Although levels of violence are much lower in Kenya than in Somalia , security risks are also very high in ...
... Baidoa ) , which together account for more than 20 percent of total sales at Garissa market . To quote one experienced Garissa trader , ' until the government collapsed we never used to see these big red - brown animals from Bay Region ...
... Baidoa , in turn , had the most severe cases of malnu- trition with ratings of ' 3 ' . Famine conditions in these areas were startling , even for such an exceptional period . In 1992 at the height of the famine – a catastrophe that , as ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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