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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... areas its interventions were inconsistent and the government never returned a fraction of earned revenues to the region . Roads were never constructed , health clinics never built , and schools never established in the pastoral areas ...
... areas are well known and include both dry and wet season areas . They are generally referred to as deegaan , a type of ecological unit encom- passing a variety of different landscapes and circumscribing settlement and grazing patterns ...
... areas , where human settlements and livestock rearing face high security risks . The exact location of this buffer area fluc- tuates according to the fortunes and maneuvers of different regional factions . For example , in 1992 and 1993 ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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