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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... cattle had grown rapidly , and by the early 1980s it accounted for more than 95 percent of the external market for Somali cattle . In volume alone , the expansion of the Saudi market was a dramatic departure from the past , with cattle ...
... cattle populations in the region are considerably higher than other livestock types ( see Chapter 2 ) . Unlike cattle , very few camels and small stock are exported to Kenya . Camel markets are poorly developed in Kenya and therefore ...
... cattle pastoralism , assumes an especially prominent role and accounts for about 20 percent of cattle supplies in the 1996 and 1998 samples . There also are a relatively high percentage of cattle supplied from distant Mogadishu and the ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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