Constituting Development in Somaliland

Constituting Development in Somaliland Development, Democracy, and Institution-Building Mercatus Center George Mason University October 7, 2009 Sujai Shivakumar PhD Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy The National Academies

The 21 st Century Challenge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

The Constitutional Challenge Sujai Shivakumar PhD ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Somali Society ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

A Recent History of Somaliland (in Brief) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Today’ Presentation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Institutions and Development Technologies for Successful Collective Action

The Meaning of Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

State Governance & Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

What is an Institution? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Institutions and Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Addressing Collective Action Situations lies at the Heart of Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Motivation problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Information problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Societies around the world have variously developed institutional solutions to these problems Are these problem-solving technologies still relevant?

An example of an Institutional Solution to a Free Rider Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

An example of an Institutional Solution to a “Tragedy of the Commons” Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

People everywhere face challenges of collective action ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Crafting Solutions to Collective Action Problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Crafting Solutions to Collective Action Problems ,[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Ideology of the State ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Is the State Competent? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Failures of the Ideology of the State ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

What is the alternative? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

The Meaning of Democracy Foundations of Constitutional Governance

The Role of Democracy in Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Centralized Democracy? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Polycentric Governance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Foundations of Constitutional Governance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Achieving a Self-Governing Civilization Starting from Here Building on Indigenous Institutional Foundations

Starting from “here”— Why? ,[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Starting from “here”— How? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Reviving indigenous capabilities for problem-solving ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Crafting Capabilities for Self-governance in Somaliland ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Constituting Somaliland ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Somaliland’s “Success” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

To Conclude Achieving a Self-Governing Civilization

Achieving a Self-Governing Civilization ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Achieving a Self-Governing Civilization for the 21 st Century ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Thank you Sujai Shivakumar, PhD The National Academies 500 Fifth Street NW Washington DC 20001 Tel: 202 334 1337 Email: sshivaku@nas.edu

Agenda for Future Research: Recovering from State Failure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Publications ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Sujai Shivakumar PhD

Constituting Development in Somaliland

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