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Botswana: Selected Issues
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International Monetary Fund
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Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2012: Issue 235
Language:
English
Publication Date:
10 Aug 2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475504897.002
ISBN:
9781475504897
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
44
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; SACU Compared; SACU country; income; Gini coefficient; Gini Coefficients Between SACU; SACU region; labor income; union density; cash earnings; SACU unemployment rate; SACU member; Income inequality; Labor markets; Unemployment rate; Unemployment; Income distribution; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa
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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.
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ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund