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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... Siad Barre in 1991. For those of us working in Somalia , the coup was not a surprise since Barre's regime had been without much legitimacy or influence in its waning years . The phrase , ' Mayor of Mogadishu , ' was commonly used to ...
... Siad Barre never reached Zaire's levels , Ellis's quote does challenge the use of terms like state to describe such political systems , including pre - 1991 Somalia . As Ellis points out , ' diplomatic convention and international law ...
... Siad Barre's Somali army unleashed a battalion of armored vehicles and tanks , under the command of Major - General Hussein Abdullahi , a Marehan , to brutalize civilians and destroy towns in the area , including Afmadow . This was the ...
Contents
A land of livestock | 21 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Tough choices | 65 |
Copyright | |
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