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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... conflict and the ways that the majority of the population has survived since 1991 . The current Somalia situation is rooted in deep - seated struggles over material resources , and most scholars have focused on contestations over land ...
... conflict at the time . Despite considerable risks , several Kenyan Somali herders moved their cattle near the Kismayo coast of southern Somalia , a distance of about 225 km . Rainfall there had been good but armed conflict also was ...
... Conflict in the Horn of Africa . Katsuyoshi Fukui and John Markakis , eds . Pp . 217-237 . Oxford , UK : James ... Conflict and Political and Social Behavior . PhD Thesis , Department of Anthropology , Harvard University , Cambridge , MA ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
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