Somalia Country Study
Abstract
This case study begins with an introduction and then contains chapters as follows: Somalia, migration and remittances; types of remittance systems in Somalia, remittance companies: growth and regulation; remittances, remittance systems, and development; and finally, ways forward - research and action.
Since the Somali civil war began in 1988, there have been large movements of people from Somalia to neighbouring countries, and unprecedented levels of migration to Europe and North America. Remittances have assumed great importance in this context. Drawing a clear line between formal and informal remittance systems is often difficult. Regulation, supervision and recording may be seen as different dimensions of formality. Legality is another dimension. In the case of Somalia, distinguishing between formal and informal is particularly complex, because the state collapsed in 1991. The current \"national\" government controls only part of the capital city: it certainly does not regulate, supervise or record remittance flows.
Citation
Somalia Country Study, ESRC Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), Oxford, UK, i + 28 pp.
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