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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... pastoralists threatening to sedentary populations and states . Whether in the historical period of the Moghul empire or in contem- porary Africa and Central Asia , pastoral populations often have been able to avoid political domination ...
... pastoralists are especially apparent by the length of seasonal movements . For example , herders of Afmadow migrate their herds and flocks on average about 2.5 times further than Kismayo pastoralists . Afmadow families and their herds ...
... pastoralists suffer extreme nutritional and food security problems even when compared to herders of stateless Somalia . In contrast to southern Somalia , mobile pastoralism is threatened in Kenya , where debilitating herd losses are not ...
Contents
A land of livestock | 21 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Tough choices | 65 |
Copyright | |
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