Tshedeki Khama and Mining in Botswana: 1929-1959
Date
1985-06
Authors
Crowder, Michael
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Abstract
In 1966 when the Bechuanaland Protectorate became independent as the
Republic of Botswana it was counted among the twenty poorest countries
of the world. Its Gross Domestic Product at current prices was a mere
£30 million. Its per capita income was under £60. Half its public expenditure
was financed by Britain, its former colonial ruler. There were no
all season roads and there seemed little future for a country that consisted
largely of the Kalahari Desert.
Description
African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented June, 1985
Keywords
Mines and mineral resources. Botswana , Botswana. Economic conditions , Khama, Tshekedi, 1905-1959 , Mineral industries. Botswana. History , British. Botswana. History