Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/45051
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Research Paper No. 2008/92
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
In less than a decade after the end of the apartheid, South Africa has intensified its economic ties with its African neighbours to become one of the top-ten investors and trading partners of many African countries, displacing companies from the former colonial powers in Europe. Among such South Africa's closest trade partners, Botswana has enjoyed one of the highest growth rates in the world for several decades, thanks to its rich mineral reserves, but its diamonds-dominated export structure has barely changed over this growth period. In a national endeavour to reduce its dependence on diamond exports, Botswana recognizes the importance of adopting foreign technologies and deploys sustained efforts to move to high value-added activities in other industries.
Subjects: 
innovation systems
technological learning
diversification
JEL: 
O19
O32
O33
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-146-0
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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