CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE FACTORS THAT PERMITTED THE RAPID EMERGENCE OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN BOTSWNA AND THE IMPLICATIONS THEREOF
Every individual In Botswana is part of civil society. Citizens, families, companies, the government and leader join forces with each other in a society through a network of ethics, principles and constitutions. These clarify us as players in the civil realm. Civil society was almost nonexistent in Botswana in the late 1980s, but it developed extraordinarily in size and influence in the decade that followed. (Terrance Carrol &Barbara wake carrol 2004)
In this essay, we find out the factors and causes that permitted the rapid emergence of civil society in Botswana and further discuss how it came about, the implications and effects of civil society.
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