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Privatisation in Botswana: the demise of a developmental state?
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. www.wiley.com, 2008)
This article argues that efforts by the Government of Botswana to embark on privatisation of some parastatals as well as contracting out the provision of certain services with the main intention of enhancing productivity ...
State culture, building and renewing the Botswana developmental state
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2008)
The post-colonial Botswana elite built a developmental state.The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) inherited a developmental state-promoting state culture, which it used to modernise state institutions, to focus on creating ...
Vission 2016 and reforming the intelligence in Botswana
(The Botswana Society, 2008)
The Botswana government proposed to the national parliament the setting up of an enlarged intelligence agency known as the Directorate of Intelligence and Security. It drafted and published in the Government Gazette, an ...
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 ...
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 ...
Independent Electoral Commission
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
Botswana has since 1965 held nine successive multi-party elections, making it Africa's longest running democracy. Although elections are high tension events, they have not sparked violence in Botswana- a rare feature in ...
Supreme audit institution
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
This chapter assesses the effectiveness of the Office of the Auditor General as a key pillar of the national integrity system in Botswana. It gives an overview of the laws and rules governing the establishment and operation ...
Political parties
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
This chapter discusses the national integrity system of political parties. In assessing the viability and integrity of political parties, the purpose of their existence needs to be established and analysed. The building ...
The business sector
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
This chapter reviews Botswana's integrity mechanisms within the business sector. It examines the role of the state owned businesses, by far the majority in Botswana,as well as the emerging privately owned business sector. ...
Persistence and decline of traditional authority in modern Botswana politics
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2008)
This paper explores the role traditional authorities have played in post-independence Botswana and their likely future impact. Three overarching themes run through the analysis. First, this illiberal institution is ...