Capacity building
Drivers of change and development in Malawi
Incentives for development change in Malawi
Authors:
David Booth; Diana Cammack; Jane Harrigan; Edge Kanyongolo; Mike Mataure; Naomi Ngwira
Publisher:
Overseas Development Institute, London, 2006
Weaknesses in development programmes are often blamed by donors on the "lack of political will" shown by their partners in country governments. Drivers of Change (DoC) is the name being given to a learning exercise at country level that explores the factors underlying the "political will" problem and how they can be taken more centrally into account in country assistance plans.
DoC analysis is distinguished by setting out in an open, evidence-based way what appear to be the most significant changes in the medium and long term and the underlying factors which shape the incentives for change. It is important to recognise that it is not an exercise in picking winners or a way of discovering decisive once-and-for-all solutions to problems.
This paper, an analysis of the drivers of change and development in Malawi, addresses three large
questions:
- Where is Malawi coming from?
- Where is Malawi headed?
- What are the challenges to the aid relationship?
