Towards a Safe and Secure Nation: The First Consultative Conference on Firearm Control, Ownership and Administration in Botswana, 13-15 May, 2003

Development and Security coexistaence and Partnership by the Botswana Institute for DevelopmentPolicy annalysis (BIDPA)
Mr M Phirinyane

Development

No single meaning
Non-economic and economic factors (interact)
Assume national development which encompasses:
- Social development
- Economic development
- Political development

Social Development

The accessibility and quality of social services determine the living standards:
- Health
- Education
- Social security
- Housing, etc. Impact of poor security
- High incidence of homicide
- Unsafe schools

Economic Development

"The process whereby the real per capita income of a country increases over a long period of time - subject to the stipulations that the number of people below an 'absolute poverty line' does not increase and that the distribution of income does not become more unequal." - Gerald M Meier

Political Development

The development of democratic political processes and institutions, as well as constitutionalism.

Security

Political and military stability:
- Keeping arms in the right hands (licensed/authorised)
- State should monopolise possession of arms
- Professional armed forces
Political and military instability:
- Terrorism
- Civil strife (e.g. religious wars, self determination, tribalism)
- War
- Security of state-owned arms from being stolen
- Army/police mutiny

Governance

Governance refers to the manner in which power is exercized in the management of a country's economic and social resources for development (World Bank, 1992).
Governance may entail:
- The quality of government action
- Consistent enforcement of laws
- Effective implementation of policies

Good Governance and FDI

Fiscal (Factors determining investment decisions): 10 % of (247 USA foreign investors) responders

Currency inconvertibility (Factors determining investment decisions): 57 % of (247 USA foreign investors) responders

Political instability (Factors determining investment decisions): 39 % of (247 USA foreign investors) responders

Limited markets/sources of supply (Factors determining investment decision): 26 % of (247 USA foreign investors) responders