Somalia: Economy Without StateIn 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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While conflict constrains herd movements in some sites , Somali pastoralists generally maintain their strategies of mobility and access . When one gazes beyond the popular images of Somali ' anarchy ' and ' chaos ' so prevalent in ...
Perhaps the most significant of these relate to mobility and herd movements . Herders of Kismayo District are considerably more sedentary and less dependent on livestock than those of Afmadow District , a pattern that was attenuated ...
Other political changes in southern Somalia , usually short - term in duration , have affected the movement of buffer zones . The increased risks of grazing in insecure areas are not purely random , nor have they affected herd movements ...
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User Review - thewalkinggirl - LibraryThingArgues that despite political, social, and environmental instability, the Somali society and economy have survived. The author focuses on the Somali borderlands adjacent to Kenya, comparing that ... Read full review