IMF Staff Country Reports

Botswana: Selected Issues

August 10, 2012

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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

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    44

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2012/235

  • Stock No:

    1BWAEA2012002

  • ISBN:

    9781475504897

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685