From Bad Policy to Chaos in Somalia - How an Economy Fell Apart

List of contents

Tables and Figures
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Economics and Politics in Somalia: A Background
Improper Policy Responses to Exogenous Shocks
The Socialist Development Strategy to the 1970s: The Principal Origin of the Crises
Macroeconomic Consequences of Unsustainable Public Sector Deficits
Ambitious Public Investment and Illusive Economic Growth Objective
Private Savings and Investment in an Inhospitable Environment
The Depressing Effects of Economic Policies on Trade
Resilience Amid Chaos: The Somali Economy After the State Collapsed
How the Economy Fell Apart and What We Have Learned
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the author

JAMIL ABDALLA MUBARAK is a citizen of Somalia who holds an advanced degree from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Mubarak has lectured at the Somali National University and has served as a consultant to the World Bank.

Product details

• Authors: Jamil Mubarak, Jamil A. Mubarak
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.06.1996
• EAN: 9780275954864
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95486-4
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 482 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Somalia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, macroeconomics, Central / national / federal government policies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Central government policies, ECONOMICS: POLICY