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The paper explores a phenomenon often observed in transition economies, when newly established institutions are misused, i.e., applied or resorted to for reasons which have little in common with their intended or anticipated purpose. In such incidences institutions become sources of private...
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Since the era of one-party rule, Malawi's relationship with the donor community has proved erratic and contentious …. During the second term of Malawi's current president, Bingu wa Mutharika, this trend has continued apace, with important … threatened to withhold aid to Malawi. Yet, they frequently only proceed with these threats when concurrent concerns exist over …
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issues, the effect of climate change on the road infrastructure of Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, all located within the … precipitation changes from potential climate change through 2050. -- climate change ; roads ; infrastructure ; Mozambique ; Malawi …
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The paper examines the underlying political economy motivations of the government's policy responses to food price increases in 2007/08 focusing particularly on maize as the main staple crop. The main government policy responses to the food price spikes in 2007/08 were price control, bans on...
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Malawi confronts a development imperative in a context of rising temperatures and deep uncertainty about precipitation …
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We estimate the impact of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Programme using an economywide approach. We find potentially … increases. Abstracting from extreme events, Malawi's programme potentially generates double dividends through higher and more …
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This paper investigates the impact of social transfer programmes on school enrolment and child labour in Malawi …
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subsidy program, failed to significantly reduce poverty in Malawi. Official estimates for 2011 showed a 1.7 percentage point …
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This paper decomposes differences between the official poverty estimates of Malawi and a set of revised estimates by …
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surveys of health facilities in Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania (survey …
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