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Title: | Botswana's National Development and Geopolitical Situation: A Politico-Geographical Study of an Ideological Frontier |
Authors: | Elgie, Ian R. D. |
Advisor: | Burghardt, A. F. |
Department: | Geography |
Keywords: | ideological frontier, boundary, Botswana, political geography, economic dependence, political independence, national interest, southern africa, conflict |
Publication Date: | Oct-1969 |
Abstract: | <p> The concept of ideological frontier and boundary, fami liar in the context of ' Cold War ' politics, is appl ied to Botswana , as a case study in political geogr aphy . The study works from two basi c assumptions . Firstly, that there is an inverse relationship between economic dependence and political independence (which in this study is further related to the hostility in the ideological conflict). Secondly, that in a confli ct bet ween riational interest and ideology a stat e gives pri ority to the former . These assumptions are used in the context of Botswana's national development and that state ' s contemporary geopoliticai situation in southern Africa . This situation is characterised by the ideological conflict of racial confrontation. The development of Botswana as a strategically i mportant state is trace d by reference to past political and economic dependencies on other states . An evaluation of the present day dependencies and their effect on Botswana's national goals depends in part on understanding that state's geopolitical situation along an ideological frontier. </p> |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17696 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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