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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... annual river flow ' ( 1988 : 12 ) . Based on more than 20 years of data , monthly discharge of water in the river varies from only 4 to 991 cubic meters / second ; and average annual volume of river flow varies from 71 million cubic ...
... annual exports of small ruminants from the ports of Berbera and Bossaso actually exceeded pre - war levels and showed no signs of slowing down until the recent import bans by Saudi Arabia . When the ban was lifted in April 1999 exports ...
... annual sales of only between 1 and 300 cattle . The information from the 1990s also shows that merchants who mainly focus on the largest market , Nairobi , have considerably larger operations than other traders . While average annual ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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