Somalia, since the fall of the dictatorship government in 1991, has been overrun by anarchy. In spite of this, business manages to survive, and they often manage to do fairly well. Businesses could do even better if there was a government.
There are many problems that Somalia has because of its lack of government. First of all, there is no one to regulate business. For example, there are three phone companies, each using different telephone wires to connect customers. If you want to be able to call anyone in the country with a phone, you would have to have service from each of the companies. Second, there are thugs and local warlords that disrupt business. Often times, thugs will do things such as block trash trucks from going down streets, they will prevent the digging of trenches for phone wire, or they will rob entrepreneurs. One more problem of lack of government is the fact that there are very few roads, no centralized power plants, no water, and very few habitable public buildings. The private sector does not have the money to do anything about these problems.
Businesses would appreciate government for many reasons. Government could regulate business by stopping certain imports and exports, or by making some companies work together somewhat (such as the phone companies all using the same wires). The government could also impose a police force to get rid of thugs and local warlords; the businesses would definitely appreciate this because they would not have to pay for armed guards. Businesses would also be grateful of government for the services that it would provide. Government could provide power, trash service, water, and habitable public buildings. Businesses in Somalia realize that government would be good for them, and they wouldn't mind the taxes that would come with a government.
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One example, spawned from hatred, is The Somalian Civil War of 1988. ... Since then, Somalia has been ravaged by internal warfare. ... Success like this is key the Somali pirate militias. ... For about 21 years, Siad ruled Somalia with and iron fist. ... The main clans in power currently are: The Somali National Alliance, The Somali Salvation Alliance, Hawiye, Darod, Habre-Gedhir and The Abgal. ...
Somalia's terrain includes mostly plateaus, plains, and highlands. ... Somalia neighbors Djibouti (northwest) that is actually inhabited by Somali-speaking people, the Gulf of Aden and Yemen (north), Ethiopia (west), Kenya (southwest), and the Indian Ocean (east). ... The Republic of Somalia also has its own monetary unit known as the Somali shilling. ... The Republic of Somalia now has current political problems. ... The gates of globalization opened in Somalia when the thousands of Somalis who settles outside of Somalia's borders have tremendously altered the political, social, an...
This shows how huge the scope of corruption is within Somalia (which will come back into play later) but it also means that after nearly 100% of the force defected, Somalis were left again without a police force. ... The literacy rate in Somalia is at about 37% while The DRC is higher with 66% (2). ... Somalia and The DRC sit on two of the most abundant caches of natural resources in the world. ... In The Case of Somalia by Mwangi S. ... If Somalia can begin extracting resources and resist foreign influence to...
"For many years in the U.S., Somalia was viewed as a powerful symbol of the United Nations peacekeeping failure (Somalia in Focus, 1997)."" ... "Reoccurring power struggles with the lands of Somalia has been an ongoing problem for many centuries (Somalia in Focus, 1997)."" ... The United States had become Somalia's chief partner in defense. ... The U.S. gave both humanitarian and military aid to the Somali people. ... "The new government has continued to face numerous challenges as it has attempted to establish control over Somalia (Somalia's Civil War, 1999)."" ...
To make matters worse, Al-Shabab, the militia associated with al-Qaeda that now holds power in much of southern Somalia, prohibits any international aid agencies from assisting the poverty-stricken Somalis (Raghavan). ... In fact, this militia denies that Somalia is even suffering from a famine, but the United Nations has revealed the extreme condition of the country to outsiders. ... Kenya welcomes about 1,300 Somalis everyday, while Ethiopia receives almost 400 more daily (Raghavan). ... The United Nations declared famine in two southern Somali regions last week. These two regions will...
Somali pirates tend not to go after the tangible cargo of a captured ship. ... The question now raised is, why is this happening in Somalia? ... Somalia can be considered a failed state. ... Militant Islamism is seeking to make Somalia its own. ... Although piracy has no firm connection with Somalia's problem with militant Islamism it is the state's political issues that need to be addressed in order to prevent the Somali people from turning to crime. ...
Neal Ungerleiger's article, "Fighting Somali Pirates with Science", issued on January 1, 2012 is part of a blog featured in "Technoblog" on Msnbc.com. ... Ungerleiger's commentary is responding to the piracy problems in Somalia by promoting new advanced weapons and armed guards. Piracy off the coast of Somalia is growing at alarming rates and threatening ship owners drastically, which is disrupting international trade. ... A variety of arms contractors are making various anti-pirate defense weapons for ships owners to defend from Somali pirates. ... Also, it will even en...
