“Discuss the extent to which Botswana is a developmental state.” Table of contents Item | Heading | Page | 1. | Introduction | 2 | 2. | Brief background | 2 | 3. | Characteristics of a developmental state3.1 Development –orientated political leadership3.2 An autonomous and effective bureaucracy3.3 The economy3.4 Performance‐oriented governance3.5 Production‐Oriented Private Sector | 334456 | 4. | Conclusion | 6 | 5. | Bibliography | 7 | 1. Introduction Botswana is considered as ‘The
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1.0 INTRODUCTION “Make an assessment of the coherence of the developmental state theory. Give practical examples from Botswana”. What this question asks is to make assessment of coherence of the developmental state theory to Botswana and giving examples from Botswana. This paper makes an assessment of Botswana as developmental state. The main aim of this paper is to establish if Botswana is a developmental state‚ if yes what mainly drives it and what are its characteristics. In order
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South African state‚ as it developed under Smuts and his post 1948 successors can be considered a developmental state‚ this essay will consider two things. Firstly it will consider what is meant by a developmental state and what a developmental state consists of‚ and secondly it will consider the state of South Africa from 1948 onward‚ as developed under Smuts and other successors. Lastly this essay will discuss what legacy this left for a post-apartheid government. Developmental states initially
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BOTSWANA Botswana‚ officially the Republic of Botswana (Tswana: Lefatshe la Botswana)‚ is a country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland‚ Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence. The earliest inhabitants of the region were the San‚ who were followed by the Tswana
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history and meaning of the concept “developmental state” and contrasts the features of the developmental state models of Asia and Latin America. We will identify specific themes including bureaucratic autonomy extending to public-private cooperation‚ socio-political climate‚ strategic industrial policies‚ labour quality and income distribution when looking at Asia and Latin America. We will look at Japan and Korea who are seen as the pioneer successful developmental states and compare and contrast them
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The country of my choice is Botswana. It is one of the richest countries in Africa‚ in terms of GDP and GDP per capita. It is also one of the least corrupt countries in Africa according to Transparency International. Most of it’s income comes from natural resources‚ the main one being diamonds. However the government had also made an effort to diversify the economy resulting in tourism and financial services becoming important sectors for the Botswana economy. The three firms that I chose to invest
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Katrina Carter November 20‚ 2011 Botswana The African country of Botswana‚ formerly know as Bechuanaland‚ is located in the southern end of the continent‚ Africa‚ and consists seventy percent of the Kalahari Desert. Botswana is surrounded by six countries‚ including South Africa‚ Namibia‚ Angola‚ Zambia‚ Zimbabwe‚ and Mozambique. Rhodesia was an expanded territory which included the countries of Zambia‚ Zimbabwe‚ Mozambique‚ and Botswana. Once this vast Rhodesian territory came across the
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ABSTRACT Why is the role of the state so crucial for the process of development? What is the developmental state? Why is there so much hype about the notion of developmental state? What led to it’s evolution? What are its characteristics? Is the model transferable? What is Neo-Developmental state? I have tried to answer all of them in this assignment according to the order of these questions. Although the nature of answering these questions is by itself a critical analysis but I have also tried
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Homosexuality in Botswana In Botswana homosexuality is considered an ‘un-natural tendency’ and one can get up to seven years imprisonment. Acts of gross indecency are also punishable according to the law. Although homosexual acts are illegal (prosecution of such acts is rare) just being a homosexual is not illegal and we do not see people getting stoned like in other countries. The Botswana Penal Code makes those found guilty of ‘carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature’; ‘carnal
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