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  - Population 1.26 mln
  - Population growth 1%
  - Life expectancy 72 years
  - GDP $2.15 bln
  - - per capita $5,580
  - - growth rate 5%
  - FDI, net inflows $0.34 bln
  - Cellphone users 74%
  - Internet users 27%
  - High-tech exports 8%

E-Government: Challenges and Opportunities in Botswana

E-Government: Challenges and Opportunities in Botswana

ijhssnet.com –

The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges encountered in e-government implementation, as well as the potential opportunities available in the context of Botswana society. The findings and implications of this study reveal Botswana is still lagging behind in utilizing information and communication technologies for delivering government services online. An understanding of the current status of e-government in Botswana can help policy makers in the country pursue development of the more...

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Sonia Hossain on September 10, 2012

Transport Investment and poverty reduction

Transport Investment and poverty reduction

This paper focuses on transport infrastructure as an element in poverty alleviation for the case of a sample of 21 African economies for the period 1980-2007. Using an aggregate poverty function at the macroeconomic level, both the static and dynamic panel estimates suggest a pro-poor impact of transport infrastructure. Growth of the country, financial development, human capital, communication infrastructure and employment are all found to be important ingredients in the poverty fight while more...

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Sonia Hossain on August 6, 2012

Do Exporting Firms in the People's Republic of China Innovate?

Do Exporting Firms in the People's Republic of China Innovate?

This paper assesses factors driving firm-level export performance in Asia's super exporter—The People's Republic of China (PRC). While early studies suggested that innovation was important, there has been little research on opening up the black box of technology at firm-level in the PRC, the author undertakes econometric analysis of innovation, learning, and exporting in automobiles and electronics firms in the PRC using a large-scale dataset to identify the most appropriate innovation proxy. more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 4, 2012

Tobacco Control in Africa

Tobacco Control in Africa

idl-bnc.idrc.ca –

The country-level analyses of this study examine topics such as smoking prevalence, the status of relevant smoking-related policies, and the politics of public health policy reform – as well as the role played by the tobacco industry in each of these key areas. Sitting above these case studies is an overarching conceptual framework, operating with the expressed goal of creating generalizable lessons for the continent as a whole. The results, presented in this book, are an important contribution more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 4, 2012

Mauritius: 2012 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius

Mauritius: 2012 Article IV Consultation - Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Mauritius

Added by Zunia.org on March 24, 2012

MIgration Policy Practice Feb-Mar 2012

MIgration Policy Practice Feb-Mar 2012

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The focus of this third issue of Migration Policy Practice is on Migration and Development. This special theme is informed by three articles by Kristof Tamas (on the EU Global Approach to Migration and Mobility), Irena Omelaniuk (on the GFMD’s achievements to date), and Ali Mansoor (on GFMD 2012’s work programme). This issue also includes a short introduction to, and a call for articles on, the possible development of benchmarks to measure the implications for migration of the Millennium more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 12, 2012

Growth and Macroeconomic Convergence In Southern Africa

Growth and Macroeconomic Convergence In Southern Africa

This paper investigates convergence in real per capita GDP and macroeconomic policy and stability indicators within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Convergence of economic growth and per capita incomes among nations has been a central theme in neoclassical growth theory and vast economic literature related to it for decades. Thus, traditionally, the analysis of convergence involved an analysis of whether poor countries are set on a convergence path, i.e. whether their real more...

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Sonia Hossain on December 18, 2011

Mauritius: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment

Mauritius: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) Assessment

Added by Zunia.org on September 1, 2011

What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?

What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?

Added by Zunia.org on September 1, 2011

Utilising Tourism Potential in Combating the Spread of HIV/AIDS through Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas of Botswana

Utilising Tourism Potential in Combating the Spread of HIV/AIDS through Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas of Botswana

e3journals.org –

This paper analyses the potential of tourism in contributing towards poverty alleviation from a collaborative approach. Tourism is a viable sector in minimising the spread of HIV/AIDS and in combating poverty. This paper concludes that tourism has the potential to alleviate poverty among people living in poverty in rural areas of Botswana. This paper also concludes that poverty alleviation is imperative in the fight against HIV/AIDS.Tourism is an important economic activity in Botswana and it more...

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Sonia Hossain on June 12, 2011

Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives: An Application to Mauritius

Reforming the Tax System to Promote Environmental Objectives: An Application to Mauritius

Added by Zunia.org on June 2, 2011

Sectoral Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and External Vulnerability in Eastern Europe

Sectoral Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and External Vulnerability in Eastern Europe

Added by Zunia.org on June 2, 2011

Precautionary Savings and Global Imbalances in World General Equilibrium

Precautionary Savings and Global Imbalances in World General Equilibrium

Added by Zunia.org on June 2, 2011

Inflation Dynamics and the Great Recession

Inflation Dynamics and the Great Recession

Added by Zunia.org on June 2, 2011

Migrant Labour in the Apparel Sector in Mauritius

Migrant Labour in the Apparel Sector in Mauritius

institutehrb.org –

Migrant workers represent a particularly vulnerable part of the workforce, and abuses occur throughout the labor supply chain. Recruitment of migrant workers by unregulated and frequently unscrupulous labor providers has given rise to much documented abuse of migrants, including as the deduction from wages of recruitment fees and pre‐departure loans at extortionate rates of interest, leading to situations of debt bondage. Employment practices by more...

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Farina Ahmed on May 24, 2011

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