Linking Relief and Development: A Case Study of Botswana
1994; Wiley; Volume: 25; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1759-5436.1994.mp25004008.x
ISSN1759-5436
AutoresMargaret Buchanan‐Smith, Gabolekwe Tlogelang,
Tópico(s)Land Rights and Reforms
ResumoIDS BulletinVolume 25, Issue 4 p. 55-64 Linking Relief and Development: A Case Study of Botswana Margaret Buchanan-Smith, Margaret Buchanan-SmithSearch for more papers by this authorGabolekwe Tlogelang, Gabolekwe TlogelangSearch for more papers by this author Margaret Buchanan-Smith, Margaret Buchanan-SmithSearch for more papers by this authorGabolekwe Tlogelang, Gabolekwe TlogelangSearch for more papers by this author First published: October 1994 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1759-5436.1994.mp25004008.xAboutPDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Summary During the prolonged drought in Botswana in the 1980s, the government launched a large-scale drought relief programme (DRP). It successfully prevented famine, but its performance in terms of linking relief and development was mixed. Institutionally, Botswana succeeded in integrating the administration of the DRP into existing government structures. The DRP attempted to meet both welfare needs and long term development goals. It met the first objective most successfully by expanding existing welfare systems. The second objective was harder to achieve: on the public works programme, relief and development objectives sometimes conflicted; and the design of some components of the agricultural relief programme proved to be at odds with longer term development interests. The DRP also masked underlying structural problems of rural poverty. Although Botswana is a 'special case', lessons can be learned from its experience for other African countries. Resumé Allier l'aide d'urgence au développement: une étude de cas au Botswana Durant la sécheresse prolongée qui s'est produite au Botswana durant les années 1980, le gouvernement a instauré un programme de grande envergure pour aide d'urgence pour lutter contre la sécheresse – le programme DRP. Ce programme a effectivement empêché la famine; or sa performance en termes des liens éventuels entre l'aide d'urgence et le développement laissait à désirer. Au niveau des institutions, le Botswana a pourtant réussi à intégrer l'administration du DRP dans les structures gouvernementales existantes. Le programme DRP visait à répondre, dans un même temps, aux besoins en aide sociale et à des objectifs à plus long terme. Le DRP rencontra un très grand succès relatif au premier de ses objectifs grâce à l'expansion des services d'aide sociale existants. Il fut par contre plus difficile de réaliser le deuxième objectif: car parfois, dans les programmes de travaux publics, les objectifs d'aide d'urgence et de développement s'entravaient réciproquement; la conception de certains éléments du programme d'aide d'urgence agricole faussait même certains aspects du développement à plus long terme. Le programme DRP cachait également certains problèmes d'ordre structurel qui relevaient de la pauvreté rurale. Bien que le Botswana ait été un "cas spécial", son expérience offre néanmoins certaines leçons aux autres pays de l'Afrique. Resumen La relación asistencia-desarrollo: el caso Botswana En el curso de la prolongado sequía de los años 80 en Botswana, el gobierno lanzó un programa de ayuda (DRP) de gran envergadura. Este programa evitó exitosamente una hambruna general, pero en cuanto al establecimiento de la relación asistencia-desarrollo, los resultados no fueron tan positivos. 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