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Ehrenberg law-like relationship and anthropometry
(Wiley-Blackwell, www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell, 2002)
Summary. Ehrenberg presented the simple law-like relationship log(w) = 0.8h + 0.4 ? 0.04 between the weight and height of children aged 5-13 years. Several researchers have confirmed that this relationship holds, irrespective ...
Botswana's crawling-peg exchange rate system: trends and variations in the pula exchange rate
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2009)
This paper aims to show trends and variations in the Botswana Pula exchange rate before and after the
introduction of the crawling-peg exchange rate system. The survey indicates that previous devaluations not
accompanied ...
Bayesian computation for logistic regression
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com, 2005)
A method for the simulation of samples from the exact posterior distributions of the parameters in logistic regression is proposed. It is based on the principle of data augmentation and a latent variable is introduced, ...
Job satisfaction among nurses in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2000)
In this paper the authors examines the extent of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction in a
national sample of 325 nurses working in hospitals, clinics and health posts in Botswana. The analyses explored the effects of ...
Poverty reduction through strengthening small and medium enterprises
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2003)
Although Botswana is clearly one of the richest countries with one of the most vibrant
economies in Africa, available statistical evidence suggests that the problem of poverty has recently caused a lot of concern in the ...
The business sector
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)
This chapter reviews Botswana's integrity mechanisms within the business sector. It examines the role of the state owned businesses, by far the majority in Botswana,as well as the emerging privately owned business sector. ...
Making technologies work for resource-poor farmers
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2003)
The need for productivity increases in the agricultural sector in Botswana in order to help improve farm incomes, especially incomes of resource-poor farmers, has been an important concern in the poverty alleviation effort ...
Democracy under siege: the Presidency and executive powers in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
This article outlines that the Constitution of Botswana provides for an executive presidency with
extensive powers. Unlike other constitutions in the region where power is vested with the people, in Botswana it is vested ...
Demographic factors and party preferences in Botswana: A 1999 voters' survey
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
In this anicle, data from a survey conducted in March 1999 by the University of Botswana
Democracy Research Project in fifteen constituencies in Botswana is used to examine the
relationship between party preference and ...
The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade regime: Opportunities and challenges for Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)
For a long time now, African countries have been demanding increased trade with the developed economies of the West as a means to promote economic development. 'Trade not aid,' has become the hallmark of this demand. ...