A fine balance : assessing the quality of governance in Botswana / edited by Karin Alexander and Gape Kaboyakgosi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alexander, Karin.

Kaboyakgosi, Gape.

Series:

IDASA'S democracy index.

Idasa's democracy index

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--Botswana.

Democracy.

Botswana--Politics and government.

Botswana.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (120 p.)

Place of Publication:

Pretoria [South Africa] : Idasa, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This inaugural Democracy Index for Botswana is intended to set a benchmark for democracy to be measured against. The tool, developed and honed by Idasa over many years, assesses the depth of democracy in a country through five focus areas: participation, elections, accountability, political rights, and human dignity. The research relies on expert analysis to answer a set of questions that interrogate how closely, in practice, democracy meets the broad ideal of self-representative government. More specifically, to what extent can citizens control elected officials and government appointees who

Contents:

section 1. Participation and democracy

section 2. Elections and democracy

section 3. Accountability and democracy

section 4. Political freedoms and democracy

section 5. Human dignity and democracy.

Notes:

"Democracy index for Botswana 2012"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613660657

9781280683718

1280683716

9781920409845

192040984X

9781920409838

1920409831

9781920409852

1920409858

OCLC:

794904508