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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... less than 2,000 ( 1988 ) ( Little 1989a ) . During most of the 1970s , the era of ' scientific socialism ' and Soviet dependency , Somalia received preferential access to Russian and East European markets ( see Ahmed Samatar 1988 ) . At ...
... less than 7.5 for units with less than 50 cattle . Among homesteads with relatively small cattle herds there is less polygamy among family heads and fewer dependants ( children ) to help with herding . The homestead of Ibrahim is ...
... less than 10 percent of traders indicated any cattle stolen during the previous year , but in 1998 the corresponding figure was 33.3 percent . The mean number of cattle stolen in 1998 , however , was relatively low at 2.71 , or less ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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