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Why Botswana Prospered

by (author) J. Leith

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
May 2005
Category
General, Economic Development
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773528208
    Publish Date
    May 2005
    List Price
    $40.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773572416
    Publish Date
    May 2005
    List Price
    $110.00

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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.

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University of Western Ontario

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