Sustainable Development and Poverty Alleviation in Sub-Saharan Africa : The Case of Botswana

This book explores the socio-economic causes of environmental degradation in one Sub-Saharan African economy.

As the Botswana economy nears the end of a long mineral boom, the problem of policy-induced environmental degradation is becoming more pressing.

It is also becoming more similar to experience elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Agricultural subsidies, the use of agricultural development programmes as a vehicle for income support, and high rates of population growth are common causes of environmental stress.

The lessons they have for Botswana are valuable elsewhere in the developing world.