This is a concise summary of a particular issue, the policy options to deal with it, and some recommendations on the best option. It is aimed at government policymakers and others who are interested in formulating or ...
Samboma, Thabile A.(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022-11)
ABSTRACT
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) in Botswana, is a big social problem with proven lifelong
effects on the victims. Botswana has established various child protection institutions
(CPI) and amended children’s protection ...
Omotoye, Marumo(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2022)
dopting Botswana’s construction industry
as a case study, this Policy Brief examines
key barriers to effective whistleblowing in
Botswana. Data were drawn from 117 construction
firms and interviews with regulators of ...
Omotoye, Marumo(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020-03)
The construction industry (CI) is considered one of the most corrupt both internationally
and regionally. Therefore, this study examined the views and attitudes of professionals
in Botswana’s CI towards the role ...
Kaboyakgosi, Gape(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2000-03)
The major objective of this proposal is to look at the budgetary process in Botswana in order to assess how that process fits into the new governance paradigm that encourages transparency and participation. A great part ...
Samboma, Thabile A.(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
Botswana is faced with many challenges of project implementation. Since independence
detailed projects and programmes were initiated, with limited and often less developed
state capacity to implement them. This study ...
Omotoye, Marumo(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
Several studies have argued that corruption has a greater impact on women than men
and that increasing women’s representation in key decision-making positions has a
positive effect in reducing corruption. However, ...
Phirinyane, Molefe(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2016-10)
The use of technology in citizen participation has grown phenomenally in developed
countries, but is emergent in most developing countries. Accessibility and the
functionality of information and communication technologies ...
Isaksen, Jan(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997-03)
This paper, presenting data and methodology for coooperation at national, regional and continental levels in research, discusses the need to consider possible constraints facing individual research institutions when making ...
Omotoye, Marumo(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
People with disabilities (PWDs) are often subjected to economic and social exclusion.
This paper assesses factors that contribute to, and/or hinder the implementation of
Botswana’s national disability policy. Despite ...
Madala, Naledi C.; Phirinyane, Molefe B.(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2016-09)
The Government of Botswana has, and continues to promote local government as an
instrument of decentralization and public participation for local level governance and
service delivery. Local authorities (LAs) are at ...
Sesinyi, Magdeline(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1998-03)
This paper gives a brief literature review on minimum wages and their possible effects on
employment, with particular focus on the likely effects of minimum wage introduction in the
two excluded sectors, namely the ...
Khanie, Goitseone(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
This study examines the prevalence of female participation in labour market activities
and investigates the role played by education in this participation. Using the 2015/16
Botswana Multi Topic Household Survey data ...
Gergis, Abdalla(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1996-11)
This paper briefly highlights the challenges facing Botswana today giving particular attention to the changing role of the state and the need to improve the regulatory environment in order to promote competition among all ...
Marata, Keneilwe Pearl(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2013-09)
The paper discusses the effectiveness of public budget oversight in Botswana. It assesses the roles of Parliament and the Office of the Auditor General in budget oversight and makes recommendations on how to improve the ...
Phirinyane, Molefe; Kaunda, J.M.; Salkin, Jay; Kaboyakgosi, Gape; Thupeng, Wilson; Batsetswe, Letsogile(Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa(UNECA), 2006)