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Unofficial Trade When States Are Weak: the Case of Cross-Border Commerce in the Horn of Africa

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This paper addresses informal cross-border trade in the Horn of Africa, with an emphasis on the Somalia borderlands. It will be shown that despite the collapse of a government in 1991, Somalia's unofficial exports of cattle to Kenya have grown considerably during the past 13 years. It will be argued that while informal exports and imports of animals are illegal in Kenya and Ethiopia, local institutions and agreements allow the trade to function 'on the ground' in the absence of official recognition.

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  • Peter D. Little, 2005. "Unofficial Trade When States Are Weak: the Case of Cross-Border Commerce in the Horn of Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-13, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2005-13
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