Botswana: “Boipelego” and Dependent Development.

The writer investigates the economic development of the southern African state of Botswana under the fundamental government policy of boipelego, or self-reliance. She considers the factors that make Botswana an exceptional case of political and economic success in post-independence Africa. She the...

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Publicado en:Journal of Third World Studies Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 189 - 204
Autor principal: Skidmore-Hess, Cathy
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association of Third World Studies Fall 2002
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Sumario:The writer investigates the economic development of the southern African state of Botswana under the fundamental government policy of boipelego, or self-reliance. She considers the factors that make Botswana an exceptional case of political and economic success in post-independence Africa. She then examines some of its limitations and assesses its regional and global vulnerability.