Diamonds, dispossession & democracy in Botswana /

"Is Botswana still 'an African miracle'? Thanks to diamonds the country's growth rate was the highest in the world into the 1990s, and regular parliamentary elections judged free on polling day have been held since 1965. However a duopoly of presidentialism and ruling party prepo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Good, Kenneth, 1933- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Auckland Park, SA : James Currey ; Jacana Media, [2008]
Colección:African issues.
Temas:
Since 1966
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Economic history.
Politics and government
Politik
Diamantenindustrie
Botswana > Economic conditions > 1966-
Botswana > Politics and government > 1966-
Botswana > Conditions économiques > 1966-
Botswana > Politique et gouvernement > 1966-
Botswana.
Botswana
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Diamond dependent economic wealth
  • Presidentialism
  • Ruling party predominance
  • The social consequences of diamond dependency
  • Dispossession & subordination of the San
  • Conclusion : facing the realities
  • Appendix : a case of the president, high court & public opinion.

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