Malawi and Poverty
- Capital:
Lilongwe - Population:
15447500 - Size:
118480.0 Km2
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- The BLDS poverty collection
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- Search for the latest poverty-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- An alternative view of elite ideas about the causes of and solutions to poverty
- C. K. Nyamongo / University of Birmingham, 2010
- Elites are crucial for the implementation of effective poverty reduction policies. However, research on poverty and development practice has prioritised structural solutions rather than agency. The conceptualisation of eli...
- Welfare inequality in Malawi
- M.M. Matita; E.W. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2009
- The relationship between urban and rural sectors in many developing countries is characterized by an economic dualism – the coexistence of a modern urban sector and a traditional rural sector. This dualism has facilitated the is...
- A review of the poorly performing policy and institutional framework of the fisheries sector in Malawi
- B. Chinsinga / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2008
- This paper presents issues for consideration in the development of a proposal for possible funding to address the policy and institutional framework for the fisheries sector in Malawi. It is based on consultations with officials from ...
- Generating and analysing data on child labour in Malawi’s tea industry
- W.C. Chirwa / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005
- This document is a report of a baseline study of child labour in Malawi’s tea industry. It presents the combined findings of a field and desk study on the issues of child labour in the tea-producing districts of Thyolo and Mulan...
- How serious is government about poverty alleviation in Malawi
- A. Fozzard; C. Simwaka 2002
- This paper is one of five country case studies which seek to answer the questions how, when and why does poverty get budget priority? The paper assesses Malawi’s experience in introducing pro-poor public expenditure policies fro...
- An analysis establishing the linkages between agricultural growth, investment and poverty reduction in Malawi
- E.W. Chirwa; I. Kumwenda; C. Jumbe 2008
- The agricultural sector continues to be the most important sector in the Malawian economy. It accounts for 39 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), 85 per cent of the labour force and generates about 83 per cent of foreign exchang...
- A critical analysis of the dynamics of policy-making and processes in Malawi
- B. Chinsinga / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2007
- For a period of nearly 20 years, Malawi’s economy has been characteristically unstable. Since 1981, the country’s economy has experienced boom and bust style growth patterns underpinned by rising levels of inflation, decli...
- An evaluation on the efficacy of self-targeting in public works projects in Malawi
- E.W. Chirwa; E.K. Zgovu; P.M. Mvula / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2001
- The government of Malawi's attempts at a national-scale public works programme first came into reality in 1995 on a pilot basis, and later in July 1996 as a national intervention programme under the name Malawi Social Action Fund (MAS...
- A study of the wage rate paid to participants of PWPs in relation to the Government of Malawi's social protection objectives
- E.W. Chirwa; A. Mc cord; P. Mvula 2004
- The Malawi Government, with assistance from the Department for International Development (DfID) of the Government of the United Kingdom, is implementing an Inception Phase for the National Safety Nets Programme (NSNP). The NSNP consti...
- An exploration of the politics of land underlying the CBRLDP initiatives, particularly in terms of who is involved, their interests and the overall institutional context within which the initiative is being executed.
- B. Chinsinga / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2008
- Land remains the most significant productive asset for the majority of Malawians, yet it is far from being equitably distributed. It is estimated that up to 84 per cent of Malawians eke their livelihoods directly out of agriculture wh...
- Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, Government of Malawi
- The Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation is Malawi Government's main planning agency responsible for national economic and development planning, and monitoring and evaluation of socio-economic issues in the country. Its main mandate is to provide professional advice and technical support to Government and the public on economic and social policy development and management so as to achi...
- National Research Council of Malawi (NRCM)
- Promoting science and technology-led development in Malawi
- Malawi Social Cash Transfer Pilot Scheme
- Malawi social cash transfer pilot scheme
- Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN)
- Pro-poor civil society organisation
