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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... Lower Jubba Region , a former administrative unit that straddles the Kenya border and is bounded on the east by the Jubba River and on the south by the Indian Ocean ( Fig . 2.1 ) . The Lower Jubba comprises 35,114 square km of ...
... Jubba Valley . By doing this , he avoids time - consuming watering tasks and the need for long migrations , but he ... Lower Jubba had consisted of only a few showers , with a combined total of about 20 mm of rainfall or less than 30 ...
... Lower Jubba Valley . PhD Thesis , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC -1991 Report on an Emergency Needs Assessment of the Lower Jubba Region ( Kismayo , Jamaame , and Jilib Districts ) . Unpublished report submitted to World ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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