case studies the two African countries, Botswana and Nigeria.Using distributed-lag analysis, the paper finds that the … supportive of the 'resource curse' hypothesis for Nigeria, but not for Botswana.I further argue that the superior institutional … quality in Botswana, relative to Nigeria, is likely responsible for the contrasting results. However, Nigeria appears to be …

Botswana is typical of the countries that are endowed with abundant natural resources. Although it is commonly accepted … that resource-rich economies tend to fail in accelerating growth, Botswana has experienced the most remarkable economic …

-led development strategies. The second section draws from the case of Botswana, a mineral dependent country with high growth and high … development indices for sub-Saharan Africa. Here, Botswana is compared with Nigeria to illustrate, in greater contrast, Botswana … general policy framework, drawing from the example of Botswana, for new mineral economies to leverage their mineral endowments …

In July 2010, the High Court of Botswana ruled against the San, often called pejoratively “Bushmen” or Basarwa, denying … protracted legal dispute between the Government of Botswana (GOB) and a group of San peoples formerly living inside the CKGR … it, while forty-one states, including Botswana, abstained. This Article begins by reviewing the historical relations …

Botswana is typical of the countries that are endowed with abundant natural resources. Although it is commonly accepted … that resource-rich economies tend to fail in accelerating growth, Botswana has experienced the most remarkable economic …

A reaction function is estimated for interest rates set by the Bank of Botswana since financial liberalisation …

The financial safety net framework in Botswana is incomplete, while crisis preparedness and management structures must … be expanded.2 The Bank of Botswana (BoB) lacks an emergency liquidity support mechanism for commercial banks, bank …