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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... official ' ) international firms , such as Dole Fruit Inc and a subsidiary of General Motors ( Luling 1997 ; Nduru 1996 ; African News Service 2000 ) . Even without a state treasury and official economy , Somalia has forged economic ...
... official and unofficial , nor are there official requirements for currency transactions . Other African countries , such as Sierra Leone and Liberia , which are effectively stateless or have been for large parts of the past decade ...
... official status in the border regions and can even appear in trade statistics . Some Kenyan officials with whom I spoke did not think cattle were contraband commodities , nor the trade illegal when in fact on paper it really is . Other ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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