State Accountability in Botswana

Abstract

In light of the importance that attaches to state accountability in modern governance, the paper evaluates the extent to which the state can be held to account for its decision-making in Botswana. It first proposes a tool by which to measure the quality of state accountability in states which purport to be constitutional democracies such as Botswana.  Applying the tool, the paper finds that quality of state accountability in Botswana could be enhanced, for example, through better accommodation of socioeconomic rights under Botswana’s constitutional framework.