751
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

The impact of state legislation on the organisation of trade unions: The case of the Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) in Botswana

, &
Pages 537-554 | Received 01 Mar 1998, Accepted 01 Aug 1998, Published online: 27 Feb 2008

References

  • Akwetey , A . 1994 . Trade unions and democratization: a comparative study of Zambia and Ghana , Stockholm : Department of Political Science .
  • Ananaba , W . 1979 . Trade union movement in Africa , London : Hurst .
  • Beckman , B . 1992 . “ Empowerment or repression? The World Bank and the politics of African adjustment ” . In Authoritarianism, democracy and adjustment , Edited by: Gibbon , P , Bangura , Y and Ofstad , A . Uppsala : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies .
  • Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) . 1991 . Action programme for 1990/91 , Gaborone : Union House .
  • Botswana Government . 1992a . The Trade Unions and Employers Organizational (Amendment) Act , Gaborone : Government Printer .
  • Botswana Government . 1992b . The Trades Dispute (Amendment) Act , Gaborone : Government Printer .
  • Central Statistics Office (CSO) . 1991 . Men and women in Botswana , Gaborone : Government Printer .
  • Crouch , C . 1979 . The politics of industrial relations , Manchester, , UK : Manchester University Press .
  • Goodman , J . 1984 . Employment relations in industrial society , Oxford : Phillip Allan .
  • Hope , K . 1996 . Growth, unemployment and poverty in Botswana . Journal of Contemporary African Studies , 14 (1) : 53 – 68 .
  • Hyman , R and Fryer , RH . 1978 . “ Trade unions: sociology and political economy ” . In Processing people: studies on organizational behaviour , Edited by: McKinlay , JB . 160 – 91 . London : Holt, Rinehart & Winston .
  • Jackson , MP . 1988 . Trade unions, , 2nd ed. , London : Longman .
  • Merton , R , Fiske , M and Kendall , P . 1956 . The focused interview , New York : Free Press .
  • Mogalakwe , M . 1995 . State‐labour relations in an emergent capitalist democracy: the case of Botswana . Labour, Capital and Society , 28 (2) : 146 – 74 .
  • Salamon , M . 1987 . Industrial relations: theory and practice , New Jersey : Prentice‐Hall .
  • Scott , RW . 1987 . Organizations: rational, natural and open systems , New Jersey : Prentice‐Hall .
  • Simkins , C . 1975 . Labour in Botswana . South African Labour Bulletin , 2 (5) : 28 – 35 .
  • TSIE , B . 1996 . The political context of Botswana's development performance . Journal of Southern African Studies , 22 (4) : 599 – 616 .
  • Respectively, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Botswana; Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Namibia; and Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Botswana.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.