A Coalition for Change? Role Orientations in the 12th Parliament of Botswana.
Botswana's parliamentary democracy features a weak parliament that is ineffective in law making and executive oversight. Conventional explanations emphasise a dominant party system that emerged following independence, lack of operational independence from the executive, and the poor capacity of parl...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Southern African Studies Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 643 - 664 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2024
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