State culture and development in Botswana and Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4942682 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zibani Maundeni (University of Botswana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 105-132 |
| Publication date | 2002-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Modern African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-278X • E-ISSN: 1469-7777 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022278x01003834 |
| OpenAlex | W2075929176 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article makes two major claims. The first is that independent Botswana was able to generate and sustain a type of developmental state because of the presence of an indigenous initiator state culture that was preserved by the Protectorate state and was inherited by the post-colonial state elites. The second is that the non-emergence of the developmental state in post-colonial Zimbabwe is explained by the presence of a non-initiator indigenous state culture which was preserved by the Rhodesian colonial state and was inherited by the post-colonial state elites. The article briefly reviews the literature, analyses the Tswana and Shona pre-colonial state cultures, and shows that these were preserved by the colonial states and inherited by the nationalist politicians
Backwardness · Clan · Colonialism · Development economics · Developmental state · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnology · Geography · Indigenous · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protectorate · Shona · Sociology · State (computer science) · State formation · Tswana · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History · Law · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,32 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2024 (37) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |