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Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

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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 is broad but cash transfers are modest.

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  • Jeremy Seekings, 2017. "Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2017-83, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2017-83
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