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An examination of how Botswana overcame the legacies of exceptional resource deficiency and colonial neglect, to transform itself from one of the poorest nations of the world to a middle income economy. Contributions review how economic, social and institutional policies interacted to produce successful poverty reduction.

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From National to People´s Poverty in Changing Policy Regimes; O.Selolwane Development Strategies and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; H.Siphambe Wealth and Income Inequalities; I.Mogotsi Welfare, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction; O.Selolwane Basic Social Services and Poverty Reduction in Botswana; K.Nthomang Organized Interests, Development Strategies and Social Policies; O.Selolwane Developmental State Capacity, Poverty Reduction and Institutional Reform; G.Maipose

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ONALENNA SELOLWANE is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, University of Botswana. She holds an MPhil (University of Sussex) and a PhD in Development Studies (University of East Anglia). She is editor of the African Sociological Review and has published in areas of governance, politics, gender and agrarian studies.

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