centuries. The core-periphery structure of the world economy created in the early decades of the Industrial Revolution has … countries which were in the periphery in 1960 remain in the periphery today. The clearest exceptions are in capitalist Northeast …

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 has serious environmental problems which, if not addressed, will undermine the attainment of sustainable … in Botswana. The results show that although both the national government of Botswana and top aid donors have concerns for … of Botswana needs to prioritize the environmental sector and coordinate the donor aid disbursed to the sector. …

colonial and post-colonial Botswana. We show that income inequality started rising in the 1940s and peaked in the mid-1970s …

Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and South Africa are sub-Saharan African countries that stand out for their development …

Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa … contract - to those of its neighbours in Southern Africa. It is the result of the specific character of poverty in Botswana and … the enduring, but not unchallenged, political dominance of the conservatively paternalist Botswana Democratic Party. …

paper is a synthesis of key findings of studies undertaken in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe on the expansion …

chains in Botswana and South Africa. Using secondary data and in-depth interviews with key players in the value chain, the …

policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and …