Is procurement panacea to SMEs growth? :: Mmegi Online

It has been noted that in Botswana, government is the largest consumer of goods and services. As a result there had been some calls that in order for SME sector to grow, it has to be given a sizable share of the national cake.

Some had pointed out that such a policy would also achieve social justice within the society as a procurement system biased towards SME's contribute to fair distribution of resources.

Nothing can be further from the truth. Botswana being a free market economy is susceptible to unequal distribution of resources, which can only be addressed through targeted government policy intervention. Personally I do not have any problems with free market economy or capitalism. But as some people had argued, and even myself as a capitalist, I am convinced that leaving everything to the market forces can never achieve social justice. The truth being that free market policies reward the strongest. Capitalism is about survival of the fittest and the weak get destroyed through competition.

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Is procurement panacea to SMEs growth?

It has been noted that in Botswana, government is the largest consumer of goods and services. As a result there had been some calls that in order for SME sector to grow, it has to be given a sizable share of the national cake.

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