Transformacje polityczno-ekonomiczne w Afryce: od kolonializmu do demokracji i rozwoju - przypadek Botswany

It is very unusual what happened in Botswana after the colonialism period. On a contrary to other African countries they managed to change the poverty into development and wealth. What's more important Botswana avoided wars, humanitarian catastrophes and internal conflicts. The country introduced democracy in 1966 and stayed democratic and multi-party till today. One may say: they discovered diamonds and that's the whole story. Not exactly, because that was not the only factor. Apart from this diamonds or gold were discovered in many African countries and they failed to move forward, get wealthier and more developed. So why did Botswana succeed? How they did it? What were the factors that affected such transformation? The article answers these questions and also describes the process of political and economical changes. It also introduces into country's party system and tries to forecast what will become in the future Botswana.