Matthias Rompel is teaching Development Studies as Honorary Professor at Giessen University, Germany. He has been working as a development professional in Africa for the last 20 years. He is the Head of the Southern Africa Division of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German governments international cooperation agency.Reimer Gronemeyer is Professor of Sociology at Giessen University. He has researched and written on Africa for over forty years, and has worked as a consultant for agencies including GIZ and the Red Cross.

It is no small feat for a book to bring together the expertise of internationally renowned sociologists, economists, political scientists, and geographers, of specialists in fields like public administration and governance, public health, education, natural resource management, tourism, and development for the sake of compiling an in-depth analysis of the social, political, and economic conditions of a given country. The present volume accomplishes just that. Guided by deep concern for a perpetual state of poverty that is all-too-often underrepresented, the authors formulate new questions and offer new insights into the challenging past, present, and future of Malawi, one of the poorest countries in early 21st century Africa.

• 1. Malawi 50 Years after Independence: Failed State or Latecomer? - Matthias Rompel2. Malawi's Rocky Way Towards Democratic Consolidation - Heiko Meinhardt3. The Quest for Social Equity and Human Rights in Malawi - Rafiq Hajat4. Endemic Poverty and Marco-Economic State of Play - Ronald Mangani5. The Political Economy of Corruption - Blessings Chisinga6. The Snail Pace of Public Financial Management Reform - Barbara Dutzler7. Agriculture: Backbone of the Malawian Economy and its Food and Nutrition Security - Timothy Gondwe8. Maize and Malnutrition - Reimer Gronemeyer & Michaela Fink9. Biofuels and New Strategies for Food Security in Malawi - Lameck Mwewa10. Tourism Development in Malawi: The Critical Success Factors - Adrienne Harris11. Tobacco: Malawi's Dangerous and Unhealthy 'Green Gold' - Collins Mtika12. Religion and Politics in Malawi: A (Desperate) Plead for Divine Intervention - Martin Ott

Matthias Rompel is teaching Development Studies as Honorary Professor at Giessen University, Germany. He has been working as a development professional in Africa for the last 20 years. He is the Head of the Southern Africa Division of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German governments international cooperation agency.Reimer Gronemeyer is Professor of Sociology at Giessen University. He has researched and written on Africa for over forty years, and has worked as a consultant for agencies including GIZ and the Red Cross.

It is no small feat for a book to bring together the expertise of internationally renowned sociologists, economists, political scientists, and geographers, of specialists in fields like public administration and governance, public health, education, natural resource management, tourism, and development for the sake of compiling an in-depth analysis of the social, political, and economic conditions of a given country. The present volume accomplishes just that. Guided by deep concern for a perpetual state of poverty that is all-too-often underrepresented, the authors formulate new questions and offer new insights into the challenging past, present, and future of Malawi, one of the poorest countries in early 21st century Africa.

• 1. Malawi 50 Years after Independence: Failed State or Latecomer? - Matthias Rompel2. Malawi's Rocky Way Towards Democratic Consolidation - Heiko Meinhardt3. The Quest for Social Equity and Human Rights in Malawi - Rafiq Hajat4. Endemic Poverty and Marco-Economic State of Play - Ronald Mangani5. The Political Economy of Corruption - Blessings Chisinga6. The Snail Pace of Public Financial Management Reform - Barbara Dutzler7. Agriculture: Backbone of the Malawian Economy and its Food and Nutrition Security - Timothy Gondwe8. Maize and Malnutrition - Reimer Gronemeyer & Michaela Fink9. Biofuels and New Strategies for Food Security in Malawi - Lameck Mwewa10. Tourism Development in Malawi: The Critical Success Factors - Adrienne Harris11. Tobacco: Malawi's Dangerous and Unhealthy 'Green Gold' - Collins Mtika12. Religion and Politics in Malawi: A (Desperate) Plead for Divine Intervention - Martin Ott

Matthias Rompel is teaching Development Studies as Honorary Professor at Giessen University, Germany. He has been working as a development professional in Africa for the last 20 years. He is the Head of the Southern Africa Division of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German governments international cooperation agency.Reimer Gronemeyer is Professor of Sociology at Giessen University. He has researched and written on Africa for over forty years, and has worked as a consultant for agencies including GIZ and the Red Cross.

It is no small feat for a book to bring together the expertise of internationally renowned sociologists, economists, political scientists, and geographers, of specialists in fields like public administration and governance, public health, education, natural resource management, tourism, and development for the sake of compiling an in-depth analysis of the social, political, and economic conditions of a given country. The present volume accomplishes just that. Guided by deep concern for a perpetual state of poverty that is all-too-often underrepresented, the authors formulate new questions and offer new insights into the challenging past, present, and future of Malawi, one of the poorest countries in early 21st century Africa.

• 1. Malawi 50 Years after Independence: Failed State or Latecomer? - Matthias Rompel2. Malawi's Rocky Way Towards Democratic Consolidation - Heiko Meinhardt3. The Quest for Social Equity and Human Rights in Malawi - Rafiq Hajat4. Endemic Poverty and Marco-Economic State of Play - Ronald Mangani5. The Political Economy of Corruption - Blessings Chisinga6. The Snail Pace of Public Financial Management Reform - Barbara Dutzler7. Agriculture: Backbone of the Malawian Economy and its Food and Nutrition Security - Timothy Gondwe8. Maize and Malnutrition - Reimer Gronemeyer & Michaela Fink9. Biofuels and New Strategies for Food Security in Malawi - Lameck Mwewa10. Tourism Development in Malawi: The Critical Success Factors - Adrienne Harris11. Tobacco: Malawi's Dangerous and Unhealthy 'Green Gold' - Collins Mtika12. Religion and Politics in Malawi: A (Desperate) Plead for Divine Intervention - Martin Ott