This book aims to improve readers’ understanding of the puzzle of Malawi’s development performance and identify ways … emphasis on assessing Malawi’s growth experience since independence from a comparative international perspective. This book … first discusses Malawi’s macroeconomic situation and challenges in fiscal management, reviewing and drawing lessons from the …

Malawi’s monetary poverty is high and did not lessen in rural areas between 2004 and 2010. The over-representation of … well later in life and are likely to perpetuate poverty in rural Malawi. It is imperative that Malawi provide services and …