Botswana - A Modern Economic History An African Diamond in the Rough /

• Main Authors: Hillbom, Ellen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Bolt, Jutta (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History,
• Subjects: Economic history.; Political economy.; Africa-History.; Natural resources.; Development economics.; Economic History.; International Political Economy.; African History.; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.; Development Economics.; Economy-wide Country Studies.

"Many people have tried to draw lessons from Botswana's apparent economic success, and linked it to unique features of the country's history. In this book, Bolt and Hillbom have used detailed historical research to tell the story of that success, and suggest that it is perhaps not so...

Table of Contents:

• Part I
• Chapter 1: An African Diamond in the Rough
• Chapter 2: Pre-Colonial Economy and Society, c. 1850-1930
• Part II
• Chapter 3: Colonial Policies and the Cattle Economy, c. 1930-1975
• Part III
• Chapter 4: Growth, Incomes and Development, c. 1940-Present
• Chapter 5: Trapped by Diamonds, c. 1975-Present
• Chapter 6: Inequality of Incomes and Opportunity, c. 1920-Present
• Part IV
• Chapter 7: Conclusion.