. Conducting our survey in six countries, Germany, France, Cyprus, China, India and Botswana, we provide evidence that fixed costs …

. Conducting our survey in six countries, Germany, France, Cyprus, China, India and Botswana, we provide evidence that fixed costs …

former colonial powers in Europe. Among such South Africa's closest trade partners, Botswana has enjoyed one of the highest …, Botswana recognizes the importance of adopting foreign technologies and deploys sustained efforts to move to high value …

I argue that the economic success of Botswana can be explained by the historical development of its institutions which … focus on the development of state institutions. Though Botswana inherited different institutions from elsewhere, it also …

Botswana and Zimbabwe represent two cases of differential access to the world economy. Notwithstanding its lack of … diversification and its reliance on a primary mineral export, Botswana has prospered while Zimbabwe has fallen into a deep crisis … Botswana and Zimbabwe unveil, which relate largely to developmental linkages and aspects of agency. …

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