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The role of vocational education and technical training in economic growth: a case of Botswana
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, 2009)
Over time, there has been a significant rise in vocational education
and technical training in Botswana. This article shows that there is a positive
and significant relationship between economic growth and vocational ...
Botswana's economy and labour market: are there any lessons for SADC regional integration?
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/, 2004)
Regional integration is a necessity for sustainable development and the generation of dynamic growth amongst SADC countries. For real integration to be achieved, there is a need for deep integration, which allows countries ...
Intellectual property law and the protection of indigenous knowledge
(CODESRIA http://www.africanbookscollective.com, 2007)
Copyrights may provide more effective protection for indigenous
knowledge than other forms of intellectual property such as patents, trademarks, and
97 confidential information. The most important aspect of copyright law ...
Determinants of effective productivity among service workers: the case of nurses in Botswana
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2007)
The study proposes a measure of effective productivity among service workers and seeks a parsimonious predictive model of “effective productivity” among nurses in Botswana. Employee productivity has become a concern of ...
Transferring health technology to South Africa: the importance of traditional African culture
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, www.vlib.ustu.ru/storon/kluwer, 2000)
The transfer of new health technology to South Africa is occurring despite the fact that North American and European health care planners and entrepreneurs have a very limited understanding of traditional Black South African ...
The complexities of female-headed households in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
The concept of female-headed household has emerged as an important analytical
category in the examination of poverty in life chances both within the context of policy research and social science scholarship. This paper ...
In search of an alternative electoral system for Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
Electoral systems are manipulative instruments that determine how elections are won and lost.
Botswana is widely regarded as a frontrunner in democratic politics, but the electoral system
that it operates has been wanting ...
Finding the 'missing' male in gender discourses in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Researchers and activists in Botswana have played an active role in the international campaign to alleviate women s subordinate position in economic development. Of late attention has shifted from 'women' to 'gender'. This ...
The dynamics of domestic violence against women in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Gender inequality is characterised by unequal power relations between women and men. One of the key
manifestations of these unequal power relations is violence. Studies conducted in Botswana indicate that actual violence ...
Opinion polls in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)
Opinion polls are a relatively new phenomenon in Botswana but nonetheless a welcome
development as they inform both the candidates and the campaigners on pertinent issues facing the electorate. Opinion polls becomes more ...