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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... estimated 422,400 cattle , 240,000 goats and sheep , and 60,000 camels in Garissa District , Kenya in the late 1990s ( Hendy and Morton 1999 : 58 ; Kenya 1993a : 35 ) . - Recent reports and surveys of the area as well as my own ...
... estimated that the Somali range- lands , including animals marketed through Garissa and Mandera , account for about 16 percent of the estimated 375,000 cattle consumed annually in the Nairobi region . 13 Markets and price relations ...
... estimate is that as many as 100,000 Somalis reside in the UK , many of whom are from the former British Protectorate of ... estimated $ 500 million annually for Somaliland alone ( 2000 : 384 ) . This estimate is premised on a figure of ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
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