Botswana In The Modern World System

Author : Jannis Mossmann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640386671
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Botswana in the Modern World-System written by Jannis Mossmann and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2007 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 78, Stellenbosch Universitiy, course: Comparative Political Economy, language: English, abstract: Botswana is described as the "African miracle" (Samatar, 1999), as an "exception" (Good, 1992), or as "a rare example of an African state that used its bonanza of mineral riches wisely" (Meredith, 2006:285). However, critique verbalized by Taylor (2003) and Good (1992) has shown that Botswana's economic history is not a pure success story; even it illustrates a positive example of African development compared to almost all the other African countries. To analyze Botswana's economic history I will date back to the beginning of the 1900s. At this time, Botswana's eight main chiefdoms dominated regional African trade. The indigenous elite welcomed trade with European settlers who arrived in this period. While Botswana's neighbor countries experienced the process of incorporation into the modern world-economy already, Botswana started to shift into the external arena of the global economy. This essay will show how Botswana is and has incorporated into the modern worldeconomy referred to Immanuel Wallerstein's modern world-system theory. I will start with an overview about Botswana's actual trade situation to be able to locate the country within the global division of labor. Afterwards the paper analyses the history of Botswana's shift into the external arena of the modern world-system followed by its incorporation. Furthermore, I will illustrate Botswana's economic development since the incorporation. A second part of Botswana's history deals with the economy-based class structure and how it shaped the political history since Botswana achieved political independence in 1966. I will argue that the class structure, as already indicated, has to be understood in the context of pre-colonial and colonial development. After all, I will point out what important contemporary political-

Author : Louis A. Picard
Publisher : University of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Modern Botswana written by Louis A. Picard and published by University of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic and social development, political development, Botswana - history, independence, local governments, land tenure, water supply, livestock, rural development, political system, political partys, foreign policy, Africa south of Sahara, regional cooperation trends. References, statistical tables.

Author : Steve Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521479486
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book International Theory written by Steve Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-06-13 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a major review of the state of international theory. It is focused around the issue of whether the positivist phase of international theory is now over, or whether the subject remains mainly positivistic. Leading scholars analyse the traditional theoretical approaches in the discipline, then examine the issues and groups which are marginalised by mainstream theory, before turning to four important new developments in international theory (historical sociology, post-structuralism, feminism, and critical theory). The book concludes with five chapters which look at the future of the subject and the practice of international relations. This survey brings together key figures who have made leading contributions to the development of mainstream and alternative theory, and will be a valuable text for both students and scholars of international relations.

Author : Asafa Jalata
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000008568
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia written by Asafa Jalata and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on and examines the impact of cultural capital, political economy, social movements, and political consciousness on the potential development of substantive democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia. While explaining the challenges, obstacles, and opportunities for the development of democracy, Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia engages in defining democracy as a contested, open, and expanding concept through a comparative and historical examination. The book’s analysis employs interdisciplinary, multidimensional, comparative methods and critical approaches to examine the dynamic interplay among social structures, human agencies, cultural factors, and social movements. This comparative and historical study has required an examination of critical social history that looks at societal issues from the bottom up: specifically critical discourse and the particular world system approach, which deal with long-term and large-scale social changes. Cultural Capital and Prospects for Democracy in Botswana and Ethiopia will be of interest to scholars and students of African politics, political theory, and democratization.

Author : Sidsel Saugestad
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN 13 : 9789171064752
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Inconvenient Indigenous written by Sidsel Saugestad and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 2001 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saugestad examines the relationship between the government of Botswana and its indigenous minority, variously known as Bushmen, San, Basarwa, or more recently Noakwe.

Author : Kenneth Good
Publisher : Jacana Media
ISBN 13 : 1770096469
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diamonds, Dispossession & Democracy in Botswana written by Kenneth Good and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Good was professor of politics at the University of Botswana when he was expelled from the country. Here, he argues that Botswana's diamonds should be used to diversify the economy and reduce poverty. He also examines the dispossesion of the Bushmen, and the government's grip on power.

Author : Tim Forssman
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789696860
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foragers in the middle Limpopo Valley: Trade, Place-making, and Social Complexity written by Tim Forssman and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foragers were present in the Limpopo Valley (South Africa) before the arrival of farmers and not only witnessed but also participated in local systems leading to the appearance of a complex society. Despite numerous studies in the valley, forager involvement in socio-political developments has been, until now, largely ignored.

Author : John M. Mbaku
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786438615
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Protecting Minority Rights in African Countries written by John M. Mbaku and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-26 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this enlightening book, John Mukum Mbaku analyses the main challenges of constitutional design and the construction of governance institutions in Africa today. He argues that the central issues are: providing each country with a constitutional order that is capable of successfully managing sectarian conflict and enhancing peaceful coexistence; protecting the rights of citizens - including those of minorities; minimizing the monopolization of political space by the majority (to the detriment of minorities); and, effectively preventing government impunity. Mbaku offers a comprehensive analysis of various approaches to the management of diversity, and shows how these approaches can inform Africa's struggle to promote peace and good governance. He explores in depth the existence of dysfunctional and anachronistic laws and institutions inherited from the colonial state, and the process through which laws and institutions are formulated or constructed, adopted, and amended. A close look at the constitutional experiences of the American Republic provides important lessons for constitutional design and constitutionalism in Africa. Additionally, comparative politics and comparative constitutional law also provide important lessons for the management of diversity in African countries. Mbaku recommends state reconstruction through constitutional design as a way for each African country to provide itself with laws and institutions that reflect the realities of each country, including the necessary mechanisms and tools for the protection of the rights of minorities.From students and scholars to NGOs, lawyers and policymakers, this unique and judicious book is an essential tool for all those seeking to understand and improve governance and development in Africa.

Author : Peter Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521633895
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Archaeology of Southern Africa written by Peter Mitchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-11-14 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an archaeological synthesis of Southern Africa.

Author : Sarolta Takacs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131745572X
Total Pages : 805 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Modern World written by Sarolta Takacs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-04 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to meet the curriculum needs for students from grades 7 to 12, this five-volume encyclopedia explores world history from approximately 5000 C.E. to the present. Organized alphabetically within geographical volumes on Africa, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Southwest Asia, and Asia and the Pacific, entries cover the social, political, scientific and technological, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the modern world.Each volume includes articles on history, government, and warfare; the development of ideas and the growth of art and architecture; religion and philosophy; music; science and technology; and daily life in the civilizations covered. Boxed features include "Turning Point," "Great Lives," "Into the Twenty-First Century," and "Modern Weapons". Maps, timelines, and illustrations illuminate the text, and a glossary, a selected bibliography, and an index in each volume round out the set.