Why is Botswana richer than other African countries?
Botswana is richer than most other African countries because of 3 basic factors:
Botswana has severally be rated as the least corrupt country in Africa. Corruption, which has been the bane of many African countries, has been almost non-existent here but has grown lately.
He enthroned the Rule of Law, enforced contracts, allowed market forces to work and so on. These far-reaching policies were the sought The Economist magazine would have recommended and not the socialistic ones many newly independent African countries like Tanzania were embarking on which were to leave them worse off than under colonial rule.
These are the 3 reasons why Botswana is where it is today. Personally, I feel the country could have done better with far deeper policies. Anyway, one must not discount the great progress made since 1965.
Botswana is richer than most other African countries because of 3 basic factors:
- DIAMONDS
- VERY LOW LEVELS OF CORRUPTION
Botswana has severally be rated as the least corrupt country in Africa. Corruption, which has been the bane of many African countries, has been almost non-existent here but has grown lately.
- SIR SERETSE KHAMA LEADERSHIP SKILLS
He enthroned the Rule of Law, enforced contracts, allowed market forces to work and so on. These far-reaching policies were the sought The Economist magazine would have recommended and not the socialistic ones many newly independent African countries like Tanzania were embarking on which were to leave them worse off than under colonial rule.
These are the 3 reasons why Botswana is where it is today. Personally, I feel the country could have done better with far deeper policies. Anyway, one must not discount the great progress made since 1965.