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Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries

Part of Book Extractive Industries

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The education sector in Mozambique

From the early days of national independence in 1975, the central aim of the educational policy in Mozambique has been to ensure that all school-age children have access to school and can remain there until they have completed their basic education...

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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Botswana’s welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage...

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Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries

This paper synthesizes statistical information evidencing the proposition that extractive industries are of great significance in many low- and middle-income developing economies. It examines the scale of the current dependence of low- and middle...

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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Part of Book The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

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