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  • Characteristics of Firms in Botswana's Informal Economy 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    Botswana has a large informal economy which continues to grow at a rapid rate. The Government recognises the importance of the sector in reducing unemployment and poverty. However, not much is known about informal firms ...
  • CITIZEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BOTSWANA: Concepts & Principles 
    Gergis, Abdalla (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999)
    This paper attempts to clarify the concepts and principles of citizen economic empowerment. Empowerment has been at the centre of a shift in thinking about economic development as a re sponse to the failure of modernisation ...
  • COMPETITION , PRODUCTIVITY AND PRIVATISATION: Seminar Summary Report 
    Gergis, Abdalla (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis & Botswana National Productivity Centre, 1997-04)
    This report is a summary of proceedings and presentations during a policy seminar on "Competition, Productivity and Privatisation" organised by Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) and Botswana ...
  • Determinants of Informal Sector Business Success in Botswana 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The informal sector plays a critical role in many countries as it provides alternative sources of employment and economic diversification. This paper investigates the determinants of the success of the informal sector ...
  • Determinants of Self-Employment in Botswana 
    Gaetsewe, Tshepiso (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The global market is rapidly recognizing the importance of entrepreneurship and self employment, especially in growing the economy, creating jobs and reducing poverty. This paper employs the logit regression model to ...
  • Ex Gratia Payments for Loss of Human Life Due to Wild Animals' Attack in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT Ex gratia payment is paid only to families of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) victims who get killed by wildlife, and not to victims who are injured by wild animals regardless of the severity of the injury, even ...
  • Financing Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Botswana Through the Capital Market 
    Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    In her quest to further graduate to the high-income status, Botswana seeks to invest more in infrastructure development for both productive and social use. An efficient and effective infrastructure provision is fundamental ...
  • Financing SMEs In Botswana: Factors Influencing Access to Credit 
    Khanie, Goitseone (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    This study examines factors influencing access to credit by SMEs in Botswana. Using the 2010 World Bank Enterprise Survey, and employing logit model for analysis, we find that access to credit is influenced by gender, ...
  • The Impact of HIV/AIDS at Company Level in Botswana 
    Botswana Business Coalition on AIDS; Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA) (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1997)
  • The impact on Southern Africa of the financial crises in Asia and Russia 
    Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-06)
    The countries of southern Africa have not suffered seriously from "financial contagion" which is the short-term and sometimes devastating impact of financial crises in other countries. The first stage of financial contagion ...
  • Impacts of Access to ICTs on Employment Status in Botswana 
    Tshukudu, Masedi K. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2019-03)
    It is clear that technology has brought about significant changes in the livelihoods of people, creating new forms of employment and advancing the traditional forms of employment for individuals. Many countries continue ...
  • Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour Towards HIV and AIDS of Vocational Trainees in Botswana 
    Kerapeletswe, Charity K.; Lisenda, Lisenda (Botswana Training Authority(BOTA), 2006)
  • The Long Term Impact of Structural Economic Change on Government Spending 
    Jefferis, Keith (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 1999-07)
  • Macroeconomic Policy Convergence and a SADC Free Trade Area 
    Harvey, Charles (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 1999)
    Regional free trade areas fail because one member country is perceived as getting more than its share of the benefits. Most non-SACU SADC economies would not be able to export to a newly opened South African market, so ...
  • Making Government Smaller and More Efficient: The Botswana Case 
    Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Gergis, Abdalla (Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2000)
    This report assesses the role, scale and scope of government in Botswana; a maturing mineral led economy. It discusses the development problems commonly found in countries that receive large inflows of foreign exchange ...
  • Ordinary Shareholders' Rights Protection in Botswana 
    Sedimo, Ratang; Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This study seeks to examine institutional frameworks that exist in Botswana to protect the rights of ordinary shareholders. There is no literature on the subject matter in the context of Botswana; hence this study attempts ...
  • Ordinary Shareholders' Rights Protection in Botswana 
    Sedimo, Ratang; Mmolainyane, Kelesego (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, 2020)
    This policy brief seeks to examine the institutional frameworks that exist in Botswana to protect the rights of ordinary shareholders. Findings reveal that , in Botswana, existing institutional frameworks are not adequate ...
  • The Relationship Between Electronic-Money Penetration and Household Consumption: VECM Granger Causality Analysis 
    Tshukudu, Masedi K. (Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA), 2018-03)
    The development and use of Electronic Money (e-money) remain one of the most discussed topics in developing countries, yet literature on the relationship between e-money penetration and household consumption remains ...
  • Report on the SADC HIV/AIDS and Governance Case Studies: Botswana 
    Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis(BIDPA) (Institute for Security Studies(ISS), 2004)
  • Social Impact Analysis of the Human-Wildlife Conflict on Victims and their Families in Botswana 
    Blackie, Israel R. (Associated Printers, 2022-03)
    ABSTRACT The period between 2009 and 2019 has witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) resulting in people being injured and/or killed by the wildlife in Botswana. This national ...

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