Botswana: Selected Issues

August 10, 2012

Summary

Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive growth and reduce the high level of structural unemployment. Botswana was identified as having been able to sustain the highest economic growth compared with others in its league. Assessors suggest a prudent labor market for an overall sustained economic growth.

Subject: Income distribution, Income inequality, Labor, Labor markets, National accounts, Unemployment, Unemployment rate

Keywords: Africa, cash earnings, CR, Gini coefficient, Gini Coefficients Between SACU, income, Income distribution, Income inequality, ISCR, labor income, Labor markets, SACU Compared, SACU country, SACU member, SACU region, SACU unemployment rate, Sub-Saharan Africa, Unemployment, Unemployment rate, union density

Pages:
44
Volume:
2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475504897.002
Issue:
235
Series:
Country Report No. 2012/235
Stock No:
1BWAEA2012002
ISBN:
9781475504897
ISSN:
1934-7685

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