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Rates of return to education in Botswana: results from the 2002/2003 household income and expenditure survey data set
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2008)
Using the most recent Household Income and Expenditure Survey data (2002/2003), this paper presents current rates of return to education for Botswana. The results show that the rates of return
have in general declined by ...
Patronage and corruption under the National Party and African National Congress governments in South Africa, 1948-2000
(University of Botswana, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)
This article argues that despite a change in government in 1994, there are continuities and parallels between the politics of patronage and political corruption under the apartheid National Party and African National ...
Dimensions and measures to reduce poverty in Botswana
(University of Botswana, http://ub.bw, 2003)
This paper brings out the various theoretical measurements of poverty and looks at
Botswana's performance in terms of these measures. In terms of income poverty,
Botswana's poverty has been declining over time and ...
Understanding unemployment in Botswana
(John Wiley, www.wiley.com, 2003)
The impressive performance that Botswana has achieved since gaining independence in 1966 is one of the few success stories of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. For the period 1965-1990, growth in per capita ...
Managing organizational change in higher education: lessons from the University of Botswana
(The Haworth Press, www.haworthpress.com/, 2008)
Utilizing data collected from a randomly selected sample of 360 academic and managerial staff, regression analysis was performed to identify the determinants of acceptance of change among employees at the University of ...
Widening the frontiers of democracy: towards a transformative agenda in Botswana politics
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
This article is about the struggles of Batswana women to attain gender equality. The article traces women's exclusion from public decision-making much broadly as a fundamental feature
of the Tswana patriachal structure. ...
Social and psychological factors associated with willingness to test for HIV infection among young people in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)
In spite of extensive campaigns to promote voluntary counselling and testing through the radio, television, newspapers and mass rallies, testing for HIV remains a challenge in Botswana. Using a representative sample of ...
Property issues in the dissolution of marriages: experiences of some divorced mothers in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)
Over the last two decades rates of divorce have increased in Botswana (Murray, 1981; Ahmed and Letamo, 1989; Bhebhe and Mosha, 1996). Despite this trend, little is known about women’s experiences of marital property division ...
Understanding government and opposition parties in Botswana
(Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com, 2000)
This paper discusses the relationship between the ruling party and
opposition parties in the struggle to capture political power in Botswana. It demonstrates the resilience of the multi-party framework that is founded on ...
Local governance
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
This chapter looks at local governance in the context of the national integrity system. Local councils provide local services and incur financial expenses within the statutory framework set by the central government. The ...