Limitations of the national policy on housing with respect to poverty alleviation in Botswana

[摘要] ABSTRACTThis paper describes the limitations of the housing policy in Botswana when dealing withpoverty alleviation. Botswana is faced with high levels of poverty that does not conformto the country’s economic success since independence. Very few opportunities exist forthe urban poor to earn a living and work themselves out of poverty. Efforts to addresspoverty in the past yielded mixed results and failed the urban poor more especially thatthe interventions were biased towards rural areas. Evidence has been provided thathousing has a critical role to play in poverty alleviation. The Government of Botswanahas put in place housing projects (one of which is used for this enquiry) through whichpoverty can be addressed alongside other human needs such as shelter. An enablingenvironment has to be created for the successful exploitation of housing for povertyalleviation. It is therefore imperative that the government ensures the existence of such an environment.

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand