When less was more: external assistance and the political settlement in Somaliland.
The internationally unrecognized 'Republic of Somaliland' presents a case in which the domestic drivers of peace and development may be examined when aid and other forms of international intervention are not significant variables. The relative autonomy of its peace process offers an alternative pers...
| Published in: | International Affairs Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 629 - 646 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2016
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