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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... Saudi Arabia of a livestock ban on all live animal imports from the Horn of Africa . This action particularly hurt Somaliland to the north , which exported about 2.2 million animals to Saudi Arabia in 1997 , but it also caused a general ...
... Saudi market was a dramatic departure from the past , with cattle exports from Kismayo increasing more than threefold from the late 1960s to the late 1970s . The amount of revenue also increased dramatically , as Saudi importers were ...
... Saudi Arabia between 1971 and 1983. When the Saudi trade was in place , many Somali exporters received private financing from their Saudi Arabian contacts . 6 While women traders dominate dairy trade and other markets , very few are ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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