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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... refugee camps ( CARE 1994 : 5-14 ) . Another minority group in the region are the so - called Gosha peoples , the Bantu descendants of former slaves and indigenous agriculturalists who reside in large parts of the Jubba Valley . The ...
... Refugees 2000b ) . During 1995 to 1999 Somalis represented one of the largest refugee groups in the UK , a country that now has the largest Somali population among Western nations . One estimate is that as many as 100,000 Somalis reside ...
... Refugees 1998 United States of America : Annual Report for 1998. Washington , DC : US Committee on Refugees -2000a Annual Refugees Admitted and Resettled into the US , FY 1987-2000 . Washington , DC : US Committee on Refugees -2000b ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
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