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Tag: malawi

28 posts

Not only the state will bleed

In which Malawi gives Madonna a spinning roundhouse kick

How policies end: not with a bang, but a whimper

It's good to be the president

In which Malawi’s government decides to uphold the constitution

In which Malawi's government decides to ignore the constitution

Malawi's president and the art of diplomacy

Time inconsistency, Malawi edition

Sentences to ponder, Madonna edition

Take me to the riot

DFID calls Malawi's bluff

The perils of payday

Can Malawi deal with a British aid freeze?

Political security, for the price of a bag of fertiliser

Decline and Fall

Neoliberalism and selective memories

Fertiliser and the economists' only joke

Considering the counterfactual and the subsidising of subsistence in Malawi

On the opportunity cost of the Malawi fertiliser subsidy

The Society Wedding of the Year

The Comforts of Daily Chaos

Street Fighting Men?

Game Theories

We Can Work It Out! We Can Work It Out!

If it’s good enough for New Zealand...

Public or Private Questions

Of mice and men

What is 'poverty porn' and why does it matter for development?