TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................
iii
Map of Lesotho ..................................................................................................................................
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Country fact sheet ..............................................................................................................................
ix
Acronyms and abbreviations ..............................................................................................................
xix
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................
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CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................................................................
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1.
THE AFRICAN PEER REVIEW MECHANISM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN LESOTHO ..........
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1.1 Origin and purpose of the African Peer Review Mechanism ....................................................
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1.2 The country review process .......................................................................................................
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1.3 Progress so far ...........................................................................................................................
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1.4 Implementation of the African Peer Review Mechanism in Lesotho .......................................
26
1.5 Structure of the report ...............................................................................................................
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CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................................
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2.
COUNTRY BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ................................................................................
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2.1 Social development context ......................................................................................................
31
2.2 Political history ..........................................................................................................................
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2.3 The economic context ................................................................................................................
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2.4 Conclusion: strengths, challenges and future prospects for Lesotho .......................................
37
CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................................................
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3.
DEMOCRACY AND GOOD POLITICAL GOVERNANCE ...............................................................
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3.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................
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3.2 Standards and codes .................................................................................................................
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3.3 Assessment of performance on African Peer Review Mechanism objectives .........................
51