Economics and Business Forum
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Gems from Japan’s economic history
After the 2007-08 financial melt-down which nearly turned into a depression, economists in the UK and the US began to…
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Right economic system and right operators
A little over 50 years ago, the British colonial office was told by an economist who had visited Nyasaland (Malawi)…
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Government policy on wages and salaries
During the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections, political parties tried to win civil servants’ votes by promising to raise their…
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Economic consequences of corruption
Under what circumstances is corruption likely to flourish? Generally, where institutions are vague about what constitutes corruption, there will be…
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Elements of economic growth
With the approach of the 50th anniversary of Malawi’s independence, a number of people expressed opinions on whether Malawi had…
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Supply side fiscal policy
A government budget usually reflects the priorities chosen by the ruling party. The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government has placed…
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Development by imitation innovation
As we approached the 50th anniversary of our independence, a number of media practitioners expressed or sought views on the…
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The burden of inflation
Four economic aggregates burden a country and its people. They are inflation, high interest rates, unemployment and recession or depression.…
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Africa: Afflictions and prospects
The Africa of today engenders both pessimism and optimism. The agonies that create pessimism are civil wars, lawlessness that amount…
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Wanted: An agriculture scientist of the Carver type
The Malawi economy suffers the frustration of a man who tries to climb a wet anthill. When he has gone…
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What does it take to develop?
Just as it takes a variety of nutrients, vitamins, proteins and iron to develop a human body, so it takes…
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Economics for everybody
There are certain branches of knowledge we can safely leave to specialists. We do not have to bother about whether…
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Subsidies and sacrifices
During electioneering one word people heard from the mouths of politicians was subsidies,one almost never heard the word sacrifices.Both words…
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Why not Malawi?
Up to about 15 years ago, the profile of Africa among the continents of this planet was quite unattractive. People…
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Tough times and tough people
Economic reforms anywhere bring hardships on some members of society though others do benefit. To put it differently, the pains…
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Economic and social consequences of aid suspension
Several agents of the electronic media have asked me what will be the consequences of aid suspension by donors and…
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Is there one path to development?
The end of the World War II saw European colonies in Asia and Africa marching towards independence. First, it was…
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Is there one path to development?
The end of world war two saw European colonies in Asia and Africa marching towards independence, first it was India,…
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Education for development
The prince of pioneer missionaries both in Malawi and Zambia, Dr Robert of law of Livingstonia was often heard quoting…
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Vote for the best
In the year 2009 when the outcomes of the elections were announced, most people perceived the next one in the…
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