This paper strives to explain the disconnect between lessons from research literature and the relative rigidity of state-building approaches by practitioners attempting post-war reconstruction in fragile...
State building and state legitimacy in the states emerging from fragility are inseparable from the notion of social contract. In the countries where the youth only know statelessness—or a complete absence...
This paper strives to explain the disconnect between lessons from research literature and the relative rigidity of state-building approaches by practitioners attempting post-war reconstruction in fragile...
Pension systems and pension system reforms are some of the most contentious reforms that governments undertake globally. In addition, they, like civil service reform, are designed and elaborated by the...
Conflict in Somalia has left the country with basic or badly damaged physical and social infrastructure; however, limited revenues and access to financing have prevented reconstruction. Public investment...
This paper takes stock of the legal provisions for federalism in Somalia. It assesses current relations between the FMS administrations and existing local governments. It also looks at the role of existing...
Trade-related taxes comprise the largest share of domestic revenues in Somalia. However, not all administrations benefit from the collection of customs revenues, thus creating a large fiscal disparity...