Paper short abstract:

Somaliland is a a nation that is developing its fiscal social contract and legitimacy. The state and its people, engage in domestic, regional and international fiscal relations using global wealth chains sometimes in innovative ways in order to maintain peace and develop.

Paper long abstract:

Somaliland is a separatist state seeking recognition and already has in place an elected government, a fixed population, a clearly demarcated territory and the capacity to enter into legal relations. The result is a nation that is developing its fiscal social contract and legitimacy with its people. The state and its people, all of whom belong to a certain group of clans within the Somali community, engage in domestic, regional and international fiscal relations using global wealth chains sometimes in innovative ways. This not only allowed them to create, build and develop the state but also potentially add justifiable arguments for the future recognition of the state of Somaliland.