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9780852558652

Economy Without State : Accumulation and Survival in Somalia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780852558652

  • ISBN10:

    0852558651

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2003-06-01
  • Publisher: James Currey Ltd
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Summary

Stateless or near stateless territories, increasingly common in Africa, are characterized by 'second economies' based on trans-border trade, 'smuggling', informal finances and global circuits of remittances and goods. Somalia is an extreme case of an economy without a government.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
ix
List of Illustrations
xi
Acknowledgements xiii
Preface xv
Introduction to a stateless economy
1(20)
A land of livestock
21(24)
The destruction of rural--urban relations
45(20)
Tough choices
65(18)
Boom times in a bust state
83(40)
Life goes on
123(38)
Conclusions: Somalia in a wider context
161(14)
Epilogue: In the aftermath of September 11 175(4)
References 179(20)
Index 199

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