Botswana's average economic growth rate of about 8 per cent during
1985-2005 is one of highest in the world. A major contributor of
this growth was mining which, in 2005/06, had a 41.4 per cent share
of GDP. Various government welfare and empowerment programmes
indicate that redistribution of the mineral wealth is widespread in
Botswana. In this book, we will show that the pattern of
livelihoods in a typical rural village has changed and provide new
perspectives regarding the main sources of livelihood in rural
Botswana as a result of the rapid developments following the 1980s.
In particular, this book will show that contrary to expectations,
agriculture is not a major source of income to the rural economy
for many poor households, but income transfers from out migrants'
members of rural based households is now very important. It will
also be shown that the proportion of the poor among the rural
population that depends on agriculture is smaller than the
non-poor, as is that among the recipients of government transfers.
This study has revealed no evidence that suggests transfers to
rural areas are invested in productive activities..
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