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Why Botswana prospered / J. Clark Leith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leith, J. Clark (James Clark), 1937-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Botswana-Conditions economiques-1966-.
- Botswana-Economic conditions-1966-.
- Botswana-Economic policy.
- Botswana-Politics and government-1966-.
- Botswana-Politique economique.
- Botswana-Politique et gouvernement-1966-.
- Botswana--Economic conditions--1966-.
- Botswana.
- Botswana--Economic policy.
- Botswana--Politics and government--1966-.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 156 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Leith shows that while other African nations with resources failed to develop economically Botswana prospered because economic interests, working within a democratic political system anchored in tradition, tempered by leadership, and shaped by evolution of effective institutions, promoted growth.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Economic and Political Record
- Growth and Democracy: The Issues
- Evolution of Policies, Politics, and Institutions, 1966–2000
- Interpreting the Evidence
- Total Factor Productivity Calculations
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86309-6
- 9786612863097
- 0-7735-7241-4
- OCLC:
- 56682699
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