D.D Phiri
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Adjusting to economic systems
Ancient people observed that in a race those who go ahead do not stay there indefinitely, but are overtaken by…
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Public expenditure and the economy
Since modern governments were established, there has been tremendous public expenditure on the police, soldiers and civil servants. Public expenditure…
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The perennial problems of utilities
Utilities are organisations which provide commercial services considered as extra essential to the public. These include water, electricity, telecommunications and…
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On total quality of manufacturers, services
In the middle of 1950s, I visited a Catholic mission secondary school at Benga in Nkhata Bay, riding a motorcycle.…
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How can Malawi be transformed?
Before we can answer the question on how Malawi can be transformed, we must specify from position what to position…
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Commercial agriculture in Nigeria
Whenever i learnt that something that i want to do is being done successfully in another country, I sent…
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How can Malawi be transformed?
Before we can answer the question on how Malawi can be transformed, we must specify from position what to…
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Brevities on Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi
In 1924, there arrived in this country a man who was widely known and believed to be the best…
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Brevities on Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi
In 1924, there arrived in this country a man who was widely known and believed to be the best…
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Notable economic trends in other countries
Currently, one of the books I am reading is Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species. I am impressed by…
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On free and fair trade
The distinguished English writer of the 20th century W. Somerset Maughan in his book The Summing Up said among…
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On corruption in other countries, other issues
Someone said that if you want to become rich overnight try politics. To a large extent this is true,…
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Nigeria and the role of bureaucracy
From time to time when we come across speeches by politicians or writings by economists of the West, especially…
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The East overtakes the West
From the middle of the 17th Century when British, Dutch and other European merchants started arriving in India, the…
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Gems from China, Botswana
Can Malawi learn anything from China and Botswana? On one side is the largest country in the world in…
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National overhaul key to the riddle
We are told that peace is the indispensable foundation of economic development. We have enjoyed peace since 1959 when the…
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Consequences of income inequality
The poor shall always be with you,” said Jesus, in response to those who felt the woman should have…
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Monopoly: economic and political
The theory of monopoly in economics states that; There is a monopoly if in the market only the sellers…
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The wealth and poverty of nations
If we want to be a healthy nation, we must know something about what it takes to be a healthy…
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Problems about surplus graduates
Let us begin with anecdotes. A humble looking businessperson called at a bank to open an account. In his…
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