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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... warlords that has strengthened their posi- tions vis - à - vis the struggling TNG . Warlords recruited followers from among the youthful unemployed and impoverished who roamed Somalia's larger cities in the 1980s . Their numbers were ...
... warlords stepped in to fill the political vacuum , as they have in other feeble states . Most of them have acted as viscous warlords who use force and violent means of extraction for economic gain . With the establishment of the TNG in ...
... warlords and political actors that were increasingly out of the country's national picture in early 2001. The strong anti - terrorist posturing among warlords and others has been predictable , if not sadly ironic . Employing the dual ...
Contents
Introduction to a stateless economy | 2 |
A land of livestock | 22 |
The destruction of ruralurban relations | 45 |
Copyright | |
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