Namibia (Vol 13, 2016)
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During the second year of his presidency, Hage Geingob’s administration continued announcing ambitious plans and statements selling Namibia as a showpiece of African progress and development, but little translated into visible practical reforms to improve the living conditions of the poor. Geingob continued to travel extensively, promoting Namibia abroad as an investment opportunity, while constitutional matters, the proposed enforcement of shared company ownership with the formerly disadvantaged, and new exploitation of resources, which at times clashed with environmental concerns, became contested matters at home. Increased government expenditure in combination with sluggish economic growth created precarious fiscal constraints, which required budgetary cuts and a prudent financial policy. The effects of climate change, not least a severe water shortage and a devastating drought, added to a critical situation, while matters of ethnicity and regional representation emerged as a controversial subject in politics.
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Namibia (Vol 13, 2016)
in Africa Yearbook OnlineSearch for other papers by Henning Melber in
Current site
Google Scholar
(4,453 words)