The Potentiality of 'Developmental States' in Africa: Botswana and Uganda Compared
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Heft 390, S. 378-381
ISSN: 0035-8533
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Heft 390, S. 378-381
ISSN: 0035-8533
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Heft 390, S. 378-381
ISSN: 0035-8533
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Band 95, Heft 383, S. 79-93
ISSN: 1474-029X
In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Band 95, Heft 383, S. 79-93
ISSN: 0035-8533
World Affairs Online
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 44, Heft 4, S. 651-652
ISSN: 1469-7777
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 27-50
ISSN: 0258-9001
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 27-50
ISSN: 1469-9397
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 155-172
ISSN: 1469-9397
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 155-172
ISSN: 0258-9001
In: Journal of contemporary African studies, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 155-172
ISSN: 0258-9001
World Affairs Online
Botswana's democracy is often considered to be a comparatively advanced and positive example of an African state in terms of political culture and the notion of "good governance". This paper challenges the assumption that the country's current political and socio-economic system is, in fact, exemplary. It highlights some of the limitations by focussing on the particular situation of the Bushmen/San as a margina-lized minority denied citizens' rights and losing out against the material interests accompanying the exploration and exploitation of diamonds, the most lucrative natural resource contributing to Botswana's "success story".The author has on previous occasions presented and published related analyses within the research network on "Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa" (LiDeSA), which is currently coordinated through the Nordic Africa Institute. This publication is another result of the collaboration within this project. ; CONTENTS -- Botswana's Liberal Democracy -- Presidentialism and Low Accountability in Government -- The San, Inequalities and the Exploitation of Diamonds -- Diamonds, Inequalities and "Negative Peace" -- Protest, "Terrorism" and Democracy -- Undiversified Economy, Weak Civil Society and State Incapacity -- Appendix: -- Maps of the Central Kalahari GameReserve before and after the Expulsions
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In: Africa insight: development through knowledge, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 11-18
ISSN: 0256-2804
World Affairs Online
In: Africa insight: development through knowledge, Band 32, Heft 3
ISSN: 1995-641X
In: The journal of modern African studies: a quarterly survey of politics, economics & related topics in contemporary Africa, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 185-205
ISSN: 0022-278X
World Affairs Online
In: Democratization, Band 6, Heft 1, S. 50-66
ISSN: 1351-0347