Focuses on the development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), their implications for education and learning, and the resource constraints that shape their impact on developing countries. Argues that educational developments in relation to ICTs will be concentrated on richer countries, while the poorer countries will experience…

Describes features of the emerging knowledge society, its relationship with education, role of international organizations in knowledge development and management, and the need for knowledge based aid policies. Suggests that knowledge development is the responsibility of governments in developing nations, while knowledge management could be tasked…

Examines the various reasons for the rise of Botswana, from one of the poorest countries in the world circa 1966, to its current position of relative prosperity. A prime ingredient in this progress was the incorporation of external aid into a stable system defined by a cohesive ethnic identity. (MJP)