Trade Makes States by Tobias Hagmann

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Trade Makes States : Paperback : C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd : 9781787387058 : 1787387054 : 06 Apr 2023 : Trade Makes States highlights how trade and the circulation of goods are central to Somali societies, economies and politics. Drawing on multi-site research from across East Africa’s Somali-inhabited economic space–which includes areas of Kenya, Djibouti, Uganda and Ethiopia–this volume highlights the interconnection between trade and state-building after state collapse. It scrutinises the ‘politics of circulation’ between competing public administrations, which seek to generate revenue and to…