"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." The book addresses a number of issues:
Does statelesness necessarily mean anarchy and disorder?
Do money, international trade and investment survive without a state?
Do town-dwellers fare as well as pastoralists?
Do pastoralists care about development and social improvement?
The author, Peter D. Little is professor of Anthropology , University of Kentucky.
Peppercorn Book Number: 420-0002 |
Publisher: Indiana University Press |
ISBN: 0-253-21648-6 |
Series: African Issues |
Illustrated: b&w photos |
Language: English |
Place of Publication: Bloomington, IN, USA |
Year of Publication: 2003 |
Medium: book |
Format: paperback |
Size: 5.25 x 8.5 inches, portrait |
Length: 206 pages |
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