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

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. …

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. …