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Should the central bank aim for zero inflation?
When we read commentaries in the media regarding the state of the economy, we get the impression that inflation is…
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The Name Msyamboza in Malawian history
Reverend Dr Winston Kawale’s commentary on the great achiever called Msyamboza, which appeared in The Nation earlier this year, deserves…
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Jobs: Creation and destruction
Political parties in developed countries win elections when the electorate is convinced they will create jobs. Those in office lose…
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Debates over macroeconomic policies
In mature economics and democracies, economists and policy makers are often locked in debates whether government should intervene to stabilise…
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Why we must remember David Livingstone
Several representatives of radio stations and newspapers have asked me why we should remember Dr David Livingstone. This was after…
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Where the international firm will go
This is the age of globalisation on an unprecedented scale. We are exposed to global forces both friendly and hostile.…
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The spirit of capitalism
Decades ago, while I was working at the Malawi Embassy in Bonn, I boasted to a French lady who was…
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Countries aflame, homosexuals
Countries in Africa may be divided into those which enjoy perpetual calm and those which suffer perpetual conflicts. How do…
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Jobs: Creation and destruction
Political parties in developed countries win elections when the electorate is convinced they will create jobs. Those in office lose…
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Conditions for rural development
Non-industrialised countries with extensive densities of population are sitting on a time bomb. Recent examples of explosion are the Mau…
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Agricultural and rural development (Part 1)
One subject which we must not be tired of writing and reading about, is agricultural and rural development. The terms…
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Industrialisation versus kaunjika
A week or so ago, I was watching the BBC Focus on Africa in which three Malawians were featured, a…
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Crime and punishment without end
An American sociologist Robert K Merton developed what is often called the Strain Theory of crime. According to this concept,…
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Conditions of development (Part 2)
Political influence of one country over another. Stronger and richer countries can in a subtle manner influence the domestic policy…
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Conditions of development
The end of World War II saw the emergence of independent States out of European colonies in Asia, Africa and…
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Theory and practice of central banking
We live in an age of monetary economics. When you work for someone, he pays you in cash and not…
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Economics for citizens
Economics is said to be a science subject, albeit a social science. It makes use of some methods used in…
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Stray thoughts on education and Chingoni
In The Nation of Tuesday, January 2013 there was a heading ‘Secondary school curriculum review necessary’, under which the principal…
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The role of banks in the economy
People grow in civilization when they are better able to control their environment instead of being at its mercy. The…
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Stray thoughts on education and Chingoni
In The Nation of Tuesday, January 2013, there was a heading ‘Secondary school curriculum review necessary’, under which the principal…
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