Poverty Reduction and Changing Policy Regimes in Botswana [electronic resource] /
Selolwane, O.editor.
An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface and Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 From National to People's Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; 2 Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; 3 Wealth and Income Inequalities; 4 Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; 5 Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; 6 Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; 7 Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction.
Ethnology—Africa.
International economics.
Economic policy.
Macroeconomics.
Development economics.
Political economy.
African Culture.
International Economics.
Economic Policy.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Development Economics.
International Political Economy.