Browsing by Subject "Political economy"
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Agrarian reforms and the African green revolution
(Emerald, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2012)Agricultural intensification is central to the Green Revolution (GR) programme. This initiative, which dates back to early 1940s, revolves around the development of high yielding and disease resistant seed varieties that ... -
How Britain underdeveloped Bechuanaland protectorate: a brief critique of the political economy of colonial Botswana
(Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, http://www.codesria.org/?lang=en, 2006)Britain declared Bechuanaland a 'protectorate' in 1885 in a move largely driven by military strategic considerations rather than by the availability of economic resources. This can give the impression that in Botswana the ...