Lowest down on the Failed State Index for five years
running, Somalia has been described as 'destroyed',
'stateless' and 'ravaged'. Yet is also a place of promise...
In this concise and compelling book, three internationally
recognised experts on Africa examine the Somalian crisis.
Comparing Somalia to neighbouring Somaliland, from the
historical background up to the present, and looking into
the effect of international intervention, this book provides
an astute, sometimes surprising analysis pointing to the
power of local ownership. Authoritative and
thought-provoking, with many a lesson for stabilising failed
states, Somalia - Fixing Africa's Most Failed State is both
timely and useful.