The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy

The Oxford Handbook of the Malawi Economy is an essential reference material with new research contributions and insights across the different areas of economic development to shape the country's future growth and development trajectory.

The volume is the first publication that tries to assess the performance of the Malawi economy since independence, by examining how the underpinning political and economic history, and the associated policies and strategies have affected the country's long-term socio-economic development. It captures a broad range of opinions, approaches, and conclusions, which serve to underline both the complexity of the issues and challenges facing Malawi, and the immense difficulties in tackling them. Common themes emerge as many authors agree that the country needs to learn from its past experiences in terms of policy design and implementation, and the need to implement dynamic policies that could spur productive and sustained growth and development by tackling challenges associated with the continuously evolving global economic environment.

1. INTRODUCTION: Malawi's Development Policy Frameworks and Economic Performance., HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULA, HAROLD NGALAWA, BONIFACE DULANI, AND THOMAS CHATAGHALALA MUNTHALIPart 1: The Political Economy of Malawi's Development2. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Development Policy and Politics in Malawi, HAPPY MICKSON KAYUNI3. The Presidency and Constitutionalism in Post-Independence Malawi: A Case of Absolute Power Corrupting Absolutely?, MWIZA JO NKHATA4. Malawi in the Socio-Economic Development History of Southern Africa, JOSEPH NAGOLI5. Development Aid and Institutional Design: Interests and Power Games in Malawi's Local Development Fund, MICHAEL CHASUKWA, BONIFACE DULANI AND SANE ZUKA6. The Political Economy of Global Health: The Case of Development Aid and Parallel Paths in Malawi's Health System, SARA E. FISCHER AND MICHAEL CHASUKWA7. Development Aid: Complementarity or Competition? The West and China in Malawi, MICHAEL CHASUKWA AND DAN BONIKPart II: Macroeconomic Policy and the Country's Growth Performance8. Inflation Dynamics, Output, and Monetary Policy in Malawi, HAROLD NGALAWA9. Public Debt, Economic Growth and Inflation Dynamics in Malawi, BERTHA CHIPO BANGARA-CHIKADZA10. External financing and Economic Growth in Malawi, GRACE GONDWE11. Public Revenue - Expenditure Nexus in Malawi: Are There Asymmetries?, BERTHA CHIPO BANGARA-CHIKADZA12. Unravelling the Direct Tax Puzzle in Malawi, WAZIONA LIGOMEKA13. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Malawian Economy: A Structural Econometric Approach, FERDINAND AHIAKPOR, ERIC AMOO BONDZIE, WILLIAM GODFREY CANTAH AND HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULAPart III: Social Development and Long-Term Growth14. Malawi's Secondary School Education System and Intergenerational Poverty, LEVISON S. CHIWAULA AND SYMON WINIKO15. An Evolution of Socioeconomic Inequality in Healthcare Access in Malawi, GOWOKANI CHIJERE CHIRWA16. Multisectoral Health Service Delivery and Disease Surveillance System in Malawi, PETER SUWIRAKWENDA NYASULU, AND JACQUES LUKENZE TAMUZI17. Impact of Agricultural Input Subsidy on Nutritional Outcomes in Malawi, JACOB NOVIGNON, GOWOKANI CHIJERE CHIRWA AND RAYMOND BOADI FREMPONG18. Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Household Welfare in Malawi, YESUF M. AWEL AND HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULAPart IV: Agriculture as an Engine of Malawi's Long-Term Growth19. Factors Affecting Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Malawi: A Historical Perspective and Implications for the Future, JUDITH F.M. KAMOTO AND PAUL FALAKEZA FATCH20. Reframing Climate Change Policies and National Development Plans for Sustainable Development in Malawi, BENJAMIN MATTONDO BANDA21. Wetland Farming Systems in the Context of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Potential in Malawi, RODGERS MAKWINJA, CHRISTOPHER J. CURTIS, AND SOLOMON TESFAMICHAEL22. Aquaculture Policy Analysis Through Stakeholders' Perception in Malawi, WILSON WESLEY LAZARO JERE AND ELIAS CHIRWA23. Constructed Socio-Economic Exclusion: A review of women's economic participation in small scale fisheries value chain in Malawi, CHIKONDI MANYUNGWA-PASANI AND JOSEPH NAGOLI24. Intensification as a Strategy to Promote Dairy Farming in Malawi: The role of dairy farmer groups, BETTIE SINDI KAWONGA AND BEATRICE BANDA25. Barriers to Crop Insurance Adoption Among Malawian Farmers, HAMILTON KAMWANA, JULIUS MANGISONI AND KEN MACHILAPart V: Industrialization and Structural Transformation26. Understanding Sources of Growth and Productivity Growth in Malawi, HOPESTONE K. CHAVULA AND YESUF M. AWEL27. Drivers of Labour Productivity in Malawi, KEN CHAMUVA SHAWA28. An Empirical Analysis of Malawi's Manufacturing Productivity Growth, HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULA29. Africa's Integration and the African Continental Free Trade Area: The Case of Malawi, EMMANUEL JOSHUA CHINYAMA30. Digital Technologies and Economic Development in Malawi, HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULAPart VI: Facing the Future31. Conclusion: Policy Strategies and the Country's Future Growth Trajectory, HOPESTONE KAYISKA CHAVULA, HAROLD NGALAWA, BONIFACE DULANI, THOMAS CHATAGHALALA MUNTHALI