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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... bank in the country in the 1980s , the Somali Commercial Bank , and imposed border controls and duty agents that did restrict some unofficial imports and exports . The government created an environment where formal commercial ...
... Bank financing of about US $ 10 million another ill - fated attempt at livestock development , the Trans - Juba Livestock Project ( TJLP ) , was instigated in the region . As highlighted earlier , its lofty goals were to improve ...
... banks can be any more trusted to guarantee transactions than elsewhere : ' the Liberian central bank has ceased to fulfill the functions expected of it by the international financial system ' ( 1999a : 185 ) . He goes on to provide an ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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