ABSTRACT
This article offers an assessment of the problem of corruption in Botswana, an analysis of the institutional and other methods used to combat it and an evaluation of the applicability of the Botswana experience to other parts of Africa. Assessing corruption and judging the efficacy of methods of controlling it are notoriously difficult tasks. The article briefly establishes a political and economic context before presenting a detailed analysis of the reforms introduced in 1994. The conclusion re-examines the case for Botswana's exceptionalism in regard to the likelihood of neighbouring states seeking to imitate its legislative and institutional approach to combating corruption.
