Botswana
≈ stable1 movements coded · 1966 → 1966·final composite drift: -5.0
tone legendleft / state-expansionright / marketcentrist / mixedauthoritarian
Composite statist-drift trajectory with movements
regulatory axes — what moved and which way
trade opennessregulatoryregulatory.trade_openness
Trade policy openness — tariffs, non-tariff barriers, FTAs, industrial protection.
- ↑more open trade
- ↓more protectionist
monetary axes — what moved and which way
central bank independencemonetarymonetary.central_bank_independence
De jure and de facto independence of the central bank from fiscal authority. Per D.1.5 scope, one of the framework's defensible monetary positions.
- ↑greater independence (legal, operational, personnel)
- ↓lower independence (fiscal dominance, politicised appointments)
institutional axes — what moved and which way
property rightsinstitutionalinstitutional.property_rights
Security of private property rights — formal recognition, expropriation risk, titling systems.
- ↑stronger property rights
- ↓weaker property rights
rule of lawinstitutionalinstitutional.rule_of_law
Rule of law as institutional substrate — contract enforcement, judicial independence, equal treatment before the law. Upstream of most other axes.
- ↑stronger rule of law
- ↓weaker rule of law