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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... Menkhaus 1991 ; FAO 1994 ; and Menkhaus and Craven 1996 ) . History - Originally the Lower Jubba Region was a part of the British Empire and administered as a separate province , Jubaland , of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya ...
... ( Menkhaus 1989 : 96 ) . Their servitude in the region is said to have persisted well into this century , often at the hands of Somali pastoralists , and later on they suffered terrible discrimination and loss of land during the Barre ...
... Menkhaus , Kenneth 1989 Rural Transformation and the Roots of Underdevelopment in Somalia's Lower Jubba Valley . PhD Thesis , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC -1991 Report on an Emergency Needs Assessment of the Lower Jubba ...
Contents
A land of livestock | 21 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Tough choices | 65 |
Copyright | |
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