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The challenges of poverty alleviation in Malawi : 1995-2005.Kambalametore, June. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (M.Comm.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2009. / This dissertation examines the challenges of poverty alleviation in Malawi, with particular
reference to the period 1995 to 2005. Malawi is a small landlocked country, considered to be one
of the poorest countries in the world. Some of the major indicators of poverty in Malawi are
inequality in income distribution, attainability of basic needs and low levels of development. The
Integrated Household Survey (IHS) of 2004/5 revealed that 52.4 percent of the Malawian
population was living below the poverty line in 2005 (National Statistics Office (NSO), 2005:
139). Poverty reduction strategies in Malawi have had a slight impact on reducing the level of
poverty. Nevertheless, the government of Malawi remains committed to the implementation of
redistributive measures and economic reforms in its quest for economic growth, poverty
reduction and enhanced employment opportunities in the country (Malawi Government, 2006:1).
This study uses an econometric analysis to examine the effects of government spending on
socioeconomic services, foreign aid and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth on the levels of
poverty in Malawi, using data for period 1995-2005. The regression results indicate that in GDP
growth and government expenditure on socioeconomic services, particularly on education, have
a significant impact on reducing poverty levels in Malawi. To address poverty, Malawi should
thus pursue an economic growth enhancing strategy, with expansion of human capabilities that
also facilitates fiscal redistribution. The regression results show that if GDP growth is increased
by 1 percent on average, this would decrease the headcount poverty by 0.237 percent, ceteris paribus. The model also shows that, on average, a K1 million increase in government
expenditure on education will decrease the headcount poverty by 0.1 percent, ceteris paribus.
The regression results therefore indicate that GDP growth and government expenditure on
education will have to increase in order for poverty levels in Malawi to decrease in the long run.
The results of a similar comparative regression analysis for Botswana further confirm the
consistency that education is a significant factor in reducing poverty.
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The economy of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1930-1955 : a study in the problems of economic developmentBarber, William J. January 1958 (has links)
No description available.
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The household economy : examining the mediating roles of income diversification and home production on economic and subjective well-being of women in MalawiChande-Binauli, Lucy S. 03 November 1995 (has links)
An integrated framework of Family Resource Management and Household
Economic theory was utilized to develop a model of relationships between
human capital, family characteristics and resources, number of income
sources, hours spent in home production, total income and subjective well-being.
This study utilized a sample of 129 women systematically selected
from Machinga and Zomba Districts in Malawi.
Results of Path analysis showed that place of residence, primary
education and secondary education or above had positive direct relationships
to number of income sources. Variables which had significant negative
relationships with hours spent in home production were place of residence
and age. Access to farm technologies had a positive relationship. The
positive predictors of total income were: primary education, secondary
education or above, number of income sources, place of residence, land
holding size and access to farm technologies. Home production time and
health status were negatively related to total income. Total income and hours
spent in home production were significant and positively related to a well-being
score, derived from four measures of well-being. Health status was
negatively related to this score.
Five variables: place of residence, age, primary education, secondary
education or above and access to farm technologies had indirect effects on
total income through number of income sources and home production. All
independent variables entered had indirect effects on the well-being score
through total income and hours spent in home production. Number of income
sources only mediated the effects on the well-being score jointly with total
income. On the whole, both intervening variables did a fair job of mediating
the effects of independent variables on total income and subjective well-being
(well-being score).
Finally, household size, health status and subjective well-being
significantly affected overall satisfaction with life. This study has implications
for policy, education/training and research in order to enhance women's well-being. / Graduation date: 1996
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Conceptions of poverty and development in a Malawian village settingWaldorff, Pétur. January 2006 (has links)
This thesis is the result of ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Phalombe District in Malawi, Southern Africa, where I studied agricultural development projects in the village of Kachala. The focus of this investigation is on people's perceptions and ideas of development co-operation and the meanings of development and poverty in general. Perceptions of development and poverty among villagers in Kachala are compared to those of development agents working for development organizations in the area. These perceptions are also compared to the definitions of development and poverty found throughout development literature. This research demonstrates - through examples from Phalombe District and elsewhere - how notions of development are relative, diverse and context-specific, and therefore not static and universally applicable. Finally, participatory development ideals and the structurally unequal donor-recipient relationships, at the core of the current development system, are discussed. This thesis illustrates how the common portrayal of development as an oppressive, disempowering industry, characterized by top-down interventions, does not always apply.
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Conceptions of poverty and development in a Malawian village settingWaldorff, Pétur. January 2006 (has links)
No description available.
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A comparative analysis of household owned woodlots and fuelwood sufficiency between female and male headed households : a pilot study in rural Malawi, AfricaChikoko, Mercy Gwazeni 22 July 2002 (has links)
Fuelwood is a basic need for rural households in Malawi. However,
deforestation has reduced the quantity of forest products such as fuelwood
available to households. This has negatively affected rural Malawian quality of life,
especially for women who are forced to walk long distances to collect fuelwood,
prepare foods with short cooking times, or reduce the number of meals.
The Malawi government has encouraged the establishment of household
owned woodlots, as a part of reforestation programs, to address the supply side of
the forest product scarcity. However, fuelwood supply and use is also a gender-based
issue; men plant trees and make decisions over harvesting, while women
gather and use fuelwood. Within the household, woodlot products also have
multiple and competing uses between men and women. It is critical to examine
how gender dynamics affect women's fuelwood procurement and use from the
woodlot.
This study investigated how gender of the household head and women's
access to woodlots affects fuelwood shortage, controlling for number of trees,
household size, and use of other fuels. Fifty-one female and sixty-three male-headed
households with household owned woodlots were interviewed, using
questionnaire and focus group interviews.
Results show that one-third of both household types reported experiencing
fuelwood shortages in the past year. Logistic regression indicates that gender of
household head is an important factor, along with number of trees in the woodlot,
in determining fuelwood sufficiency. Female-headed households were less likely to
experience fuelwood shortage than male-headed households when the interaction
with number of trees was included. Whether a woman in male-headed households
must seek permission to harvest fuelwood, number of trees, and cooking with
maize stalk were factors that predicted fuelwood shortage.
Suggestions for several interventions to address fuelwood supply and
access were included. Planting more trees in woodlots and use of fuelwood
efficient stoves are two important strategies. It is important to address gender-specific
priorities as they relate to woodlot use. This can be done through gender
sensitizations that target program planners and male household heads. For
successful programs, men and women should participate in both program planning
and implementation. / Graduation date: 2003
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An investigation of factors affecting entrepreneurial activity in the small and medium enterprise sector in Malawi.Nakanga, Wellington Wilknes Mkwepu. January 2010 (has links)
D.Tech. Organisational Leadership. Business School.
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Economic dependence and Malawi's foreign policy posture toward South AfricaSmith, Hevina N. January 1985 (has links)
No description available.
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Economic dependence and Malawi's foreign policy posture toward South AfricaSmith, Hevina N. January 1985 (has links)
No description available.
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Analysis and management of risks in a foreign investment climate : foreign companies operating in MalawiNg'ombe, Chikondi Dalitso 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MDF (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The risk of operating in a foreign investment climate is a subject of interest to most investors looking for opportunities to expand their international footprint. There are many organisations that provide risk assessments of the levels of threat of specific risks in foreign countries. However, most focus on political or what is commonly known as country risk or they provide a summary of ranking providing a comparison of different countries’ investment climate attractiveness. The make-up of the variables used in coming up with the ranking or a view on a particular country do not usually provide a level of detail that allows an analyst to understand the qualitative issues that give a country a particular rating assessment or ranking. This research has tried to address this gap by coming up with a detailed qualitative model that provides understanding of the key sources of information required for each major category of risk. The research also attempts to integrate as many aspects of the business environment that could affect a country. A particular case of Malawi has been chosen to demonstrate the level detail and understanding the investors need to reach before making a decision on whether to invest in a country.
The research focuses on three major areas. The first is to provide a good understanding of what is currently available for analysts to use in determining risk factors of a particular environment or risk category. The second is to illustrate the uses and limitations of the options available in the form of assessment reports or assessment models. The third is to develop a model and demonstrate its use in the context of Malawi’s investment climate. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die meeste van die beleggers op soek na geleenthede om hul internasionale voetspoor uit te brei, stel ook in die risiko belang wat besigheid in ’n buitelandse beleggingsklimaat inhou. Talle organisasies verskaf risiko-assesserings van die bedreigingsvlakke van spesifieke risiko’s in die buiteland. Die meeste van hulle kyk egter na politieke of landspesifieke risiko’s of hulle verskaf ’n opsomming waarin die ranglysposisies van die aanloklikheid van verskillende lande se beleggingsklimate vergelyk word. Die samestelling van die veranderlikes in hierdie ranglysposisies of oorsig van ’n spesifieke land verskaf gewoonlik nie voldoende detail aan die ontleder om die kwalitatiewe kwessies te verstaan wat aan ’n land ’n spesifieke assessering of ranglysposisie gee nie. Hierdie navorsing fokus op hierdie gaping deur ’n breedvoerige kwalitatiewe model te verskaf vir ’n beter begrip van die vernaamste inligtingsbronne wat vir elke groot risikokategorie vereis word. Hierdie navorsing poog ook om soveel aspekte van die sakeomgewing te integreer wat ’n land kan beïnvloed. Die spesifieke geval van Malawi is gekies om die vlak van detail en begrip te demonstreer wat beleggers nodig het voordat hulle ’n beleggingsbesluit ten opsigte van ’n land kan neem.
Die navorsing lê op drie belangrike areas klem. Die eerste is om ’n goeie begrip te bied van die inligting wat tans aan ontleders beskikbaar is om die risikofaktore van ’n spesifieke omgewing of risikokategorie te bepaal. Die tweede is om die gebruike en beperkings te illustreer van die opsies wat in die vorm van assesseringsverslae of assesseringsmodelle beskikbaar is. Die derde is om ’n model te ontwikkel en die gebruik daarvan in die konteks van Malawi se beleggingsklimaat te demonstreer.
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