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Investing in Human Capital in Botswana: A Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approach

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dc.contributor.authorMonchuk, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorDulvy, Elizabeth Ninan
dc.contributor.authorMalik, Saima
dc.contributor.authorFranz, Jutta
dc.contributor.authorMamba, Faith Makhosazana Phelakwakhe
dc.contributor.authorKabubei, Kenneth Munge
dc.contributor.authorZafar, Usama
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-30T13:38:25Z
dc.date.available2024-05-30T13:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2024-05-30
dc.description.abstractBotswana has sprinted to become an upper-middle income (UMIC) economy largely thanks to strong institutions and mineral resource revenue. Living conditions have steadily improved since independence as the wealth from diamond discoveries has helped lay the foundations for growth and development together with investments in infrastructure and human development and the building of strong government institutions. Social public service delivery has expanded to provide large parts of the vast country with clean water, electricity, and sanitation; and basic education and health outcomes have steadily improved thereby strengthening the wellbeing of most Botswana. But this extractives-driven growth model is reaching its limits to further sustain poverty reduction and inclusive growth. The average economic growth has been declining since 2010 and has further decelerated and turned more volatile since 2016. Poverty and inequality rates also remain inordinately high for a country of its income level. Botswana’s projected extreme poverty rate for 2019 (13.5 percent) is more than four times higher than comparators of similar Gross Domestic Product (GDP) levels and is further expected to stagnate. Inequality is amongst the highest in the world. With decelerating growth, an undiversified economy, low human capital outcomes, and higher-than-expected poverty, Botswana’s high-income country (HIC) goal appears distant. The government has demonstrated a strong commitment to human capital development with high levels of investments in education, health and social protection Botswana spends significant government resources as a share of GDP on health (4.8 percent), education (7.1 percent) and social protection (2.6 percent) compared to many of its UMIC neighbors in the region that also have high levels of poverty, and inequality and high burdens of disease. Human Development is also centrally placed in the most recent National Development Plan (number 11, 2017-2023).en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124042010578/P17544418e9d3f09f18f0314d2dfcb1934c
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/41625
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41625
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSDG 4
dc.subjectNO POVERTY
dc.subjectSDG 1
dc.subjectREDUCED INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSDG 10
dc.titleInvesting in Human Capital in Botswanaen
dc.title.subtitleA Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approachen
dc.typeReport
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okr.crossref.titleInvesting in Human Capital in Botswana: A Framework for a Coordinated Multi-Sectoral Approach
okr.date.disclosure2024-05-30
okr.date.lastmodified2024-05-21T00:00:00Zen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124042010578/P17544418e9d3f09f18f0314d2dfcb1934c
okr.guid099052124042010578
okr.identifier.docmidP175444-8e9d3ffb-96f1-439f-8f03-4d2dfcb1934c
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/41625
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34322039
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34322039
okr.identifier.report190489
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099052124042010578/pdf/P17544418e9d3f09f18f0314d2dfcb1934c.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryBotswana
okr.sectorHealth-HG,Other Education,Social Protection
okr.themeSocial Safety Nets,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Health System Strengthening,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use,Health Systems and Policies
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.unitHEALTH AFR E2 (HAEH2)
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