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CONTENTS PAGE Acronyms and Abbreviations v Foreword 1 Introduction 2 Botswana’s great democratic story 2 The characteristics of a minimalist democracy 3 Grounds for future contestation 8 The Index: 100 questions contextualising Botswana’s democracy 14 Section One: Participation and Democracy 24 Nationhood 26 Participation and Involvement 29 Government legitimacy 30 Citizenship obligations and duties 32 Tolerance 32 Conclusion 33 Section Two: Elections and Democracy 34 Elections 35 Equal votes 38 Open competition 39 Election rules 41 Voter information 43 Electoral participation 46 Electoral outcomes 48 Funding elections 50 Conclusion 52 Section Three: Accountability and Democracy 53 Executive accountability and legislative oversight 54 Public participation and accountability 56 Law-making and the budget process 59 Access to information 60 Accessibility and independence 60 Conclusion 63 IDASA’S DEMOCRACY INDEX Section Four: Political freedoms and democracy 65 Civil and political rights 67 Freedom of association and participation 72 Political parties 75 Media rights 77 Conclusion 80 Section Five: Human dignity and democracy 83 Socio-economic rights protection 85 Reasonable access to clean and adequate water 87 Adequate food 88 Adequate shelter and housing 89 Adequate and unimpeded access to land 90 Health care 91 Education 93 Poverty 94 Jobs and rights in the workplace 96 Delivery of social and economic rights 96 Corporate governance 97 Conclusion and recommendations 98 Biographical Information 100 References 102 ...