Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?

Somalia has lacked a recognized government since 1991. In extremely difficult conditions the private sector has demonstrated its much vaunted capability to make do. To cope with the absence of the rule of law, private enterprises have been using fo...

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Main Authors:	Nenova, Tatiana, Harford, Tim
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AND CREW AIRCRAFT SAFETY AIRLINE AIRLINE SAFETY AIRLINES AIRPLANE AIRPORTS CARRIERS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL LAW COMMUNITIES COMPANY LAW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT LAW CROSS-BORDER CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE DOMESTIC ROUTES EFFECTIVE REGULATION FIRE GOVERNMENT REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LEGAL SYSTEM LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL NETWORKS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CARRIER NETWORKS OUTSOURCING PLANES PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS ROUTE RUNWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6417536/anarchy-invention-somalias-private-sector-cope-without-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9655

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spelling	okr-10986-96552021-04-23T14:02:46Z Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government? Nenova, Tatiana Harford, Tim AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AND CREW AIRCRAFT SAFETY AIRLINE AIRLINE SAFETY AIRLINES AIRPLANE AIRPORTS CARRIERS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL LAW COMMUNITIES COMPANY LAW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT LAW CROSS-BORDER CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE DOMESTIC ROUTES EFFECTIVE REGULATION FIRE GOVERNMENT REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LEGAL SYSTEM LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL NETWORKS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CARRIER NETWORKS OUTSOURCING PLANES PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS ROUTE RUNWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS Somalia has lacked a recognized government since 1991. In extremely difficult conditions the private sector has demonstrated its much vaunted capability to make do. To cope with the absence of the rule of law, private enterprises have been using foreign jurisdictions or institutions to help with some tasks, operating within networks of trust to strengthen property rights, and simplifying transactions until they require neither. Somalia's private sector experience suggests that it may be easier than is commonly thought for basic systems of finance and some infrastructure services to function where government is extremely weak or absent. 2012-08-13T09:12:23Z 2012-08-13T09:12:23Z 2005-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6417536/anarchy-invention-somalias-private-sector-cope-without-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9655 English Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 254 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Somalia
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topic	AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AND CREW AIRCRAFT SAFETY AIRLINE AIRLINE SAFETY AIRLINES AIRPLANE AIRPORTS CARRIERS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL LAW COMMUNITIES COMPANY LAW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT LAW CROSS-BORDER CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE DOMESTIC ROUTES EFFECTIVE REGULATION FIRE GOVERNMENT REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LEGAL SYSTEM LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL NETWORKS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CARRIER NETWORKS OUTSOURCING PLANES PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS ROUTE RUNWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
spellingShingle	AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AND CREW AIRCRAFT SAFETY AIRLINE AIRLINE SAFETY AIRLINES AIRPLANE AIRPORTS CARRIERS CENTRAL BANK COMMERCIAL LAW COMMUNITIES COMPANY LAW CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT LAW CROSS-BORDER CUSTOMER CONFIDENCE DOMESTIC ROUTES EFFECTIVE REGULATION FIRE GOVERNMENT REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS LEGAL SYSTEM LIABILITY LIMITED LIABILITY LOCAL COMPANIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL NETWORKS MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL CARRIER NETWORKS OUTSOURCING PLANES PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE GOODS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOODS ROUTE RUNWAY TELECOMMUNICATIONS Nenova, Tatiana Harford, Tim Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
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relation	Africa Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 254
description	Somalia has lacked a recognized government since 1991. In extremely difficult conditions the private sector has demonstrated its much vaunted capability to make do. To cope with the absence of the rule of law, private enterprises have been using foreign jurisdictions or institutions to help with some tasks, operating within networks of trust to strengthen property rights, and simplifying transactions until they require neither. Somalia's private sector experience suggests that it may be easier than is commonly thought for basic systems of finance and some infrastructure services to function where government is extremely weak or absent.
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author	Nenova, Tatiana Harford, Tim
author_facet	Nenova, Tatiana Harford, Tim
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title	Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
title_short	Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
title_full	Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
title_fullStr	Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
title_full_unstemmed	Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?
title_sort	anarchy and invention : how does somalia’s private sector cope without government?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/09/6417536/anarchy-invention-somalias-private-sector-cope-without-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9655
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Anarchy and Invention : How Does Somalia’s Private Sector Cope without Government?

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