Provides a framework for understanding the Somali economy, its poor growth performance since independence in 1960, current underlying economic and sector trends and long-term development challenges. Argues that the economy is undergoing a fundamental, unmanaged transformation through the steady decline of the old economy, which is dominant and based primarily upon the degenerating traditional rural economy and its important urban linkages, and the emergence of a private sector-led new economy that has emerged with the de facto free markets since the collapse of the State in 1991. 248pp, USA. EDWIN MELLEN PRESS.

Options for Somali communities in the 21st Century. Topics discussed in these papers cover: theory and historical perspectives; kinship and clans; the civil war, human rights and minority issues; political and economic strategies; conflict resolution; reconstruction; refugees. Notes, bib, index, 673pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

How can people rebuild a country after the devastation of civil war and the collapse of civil society ? How successful has been the work of post conflict reconstruction by the War-torn Societies Project in Somalia? This is a collection of records of research and debate during a four-year period from the mid-1990s, which focuses specifically on the northeast region of Somalia, the area also known as Puntland. 30 tables, app, 381pp, UK . HAAN.

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Somaliland is Africas best-kept secret, according to South African academic Iqbal Jhazbay. It has earned this description owing to its achievements in the 12 years since its declaration of independence. Rebuilding Somaliland is the fruit of an extensive research project initiated in 1998 by the War-torn Societies Project International. It aims to present a self-portrait of Somaliland and the challenges facing it at the turn of the century and documents the animated, and often controversial, debates on its future direction. Bib, gloss, abbrev, 393pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

Since the final collapse of Somalia’s repressive regime in 1991, Somalia has presented the world not only with the most profound case of state collapse witnessed in modern times but also with one of the most intriguing cases of political fragmentation, armed conflicts, lawlessness and statelessness. Inevitably the last 20 years of statelessness and chaos has left the Somali economy destitute and made Somalia to be ranked among the five poorest countries in the world. Contributors to this volume examine efforts at reconstituting the failed Somali state and the role of the Somali Diaspora and civil society groups in the processes. They also analyse how the Somali Diaspora and civil society in Somalia engage and cooperate to further proc-esses of state-reconstitution in Somalia as well as help the Somali Diaspora adjust in their host nations. Index, bib, 242pp, UK. ADONIS & ABBEY .

Brookings Occasional Papers. An analysis of political reconstruction in Somalia, detailing the deep rooted social, political and economoc processes which led to the collapse of Somalian society in the early 1990s. Notes, app, maps, 99pp, USA. THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, 0815753519

Examines the seemingly intractable situation of the former Somali Republic, whose disparate parts search for solutions to state collapse. Discusses current issues of control, authority, and the attempts at government in the new newly emerging Somalilands, and proposes a way forward which builds on existing isolated successes in the region. Notes, bib, index, 203pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING, 1874209731

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Selected papers from the 8th Somali Studies International Association congress held in Hargeisa in 2001. The papers address a variety of issues such as women's roles in reconciliation, economic development and peace building, potential linkages between modern and traditional forms of governance, the role of language and poetry in reconciliation, health and environmental concerns, and techniques of community participation. Index, notes, tables, xx, 544pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 1569021872