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An analysis of employment intensity of sectoral output growth in Botswana

Southern African Business Review

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Title An analysis of employment intensity of sectoral output growth in Botswana
 
Creator Ajilore, T
Yinusa, O
 
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Description 3Despite an impressive macroeconomic growth record in Botswanaover the past four decades, high unemployment and poverty incidences remain persistent and an intractable challenge of macroeconomic management in the country. The study explores the employment intensity of sectoral output growth in Botswana with a view to identifying key sectors of the Botswana economy that are employment intensive. To achieve this objective, the study used both simple elasticities and econometric procedures to provide empirical evidence concerning the extent to which economic growth that has occurred in Botswana is employment intensive and in which sectors. The fi ndings confi rmed the low labour absorptivecapacity of the Botswana economy at the aggregate and at sectoraldecompositions, suggesting the notion that growth performance inthe country is, after all, ’jobless growth’. With respect to policy, thestudy recommends a successful mineral-led economy that is able todiversify into sectors and activities that are by nature relatively morelabour-intensive.
 
Publisher College of Economic and Management Sciences (UNISA)
 
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Date 2012-05-14
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76397
 
Source Southern African Business Review; Vol 15, No 2 (2011)
1998-8125
1561-896X
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/sabr/article/view/76397/66855
 
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