Some Development Issues and Debates

What are the pros and cons of nuclear energy for Nyasaland? Is it an option in the medium to LR, especially considering its landlocked nature and the drying rivers (hence dwindling reliability of hydro-energy)? Despite being a peaceful nation, it's trivial to note that Nyasaland's erratic energy sources puts a bar on serious investors. Could nuclear energy be i(u)nfeasible or harmful?

Transparency International has released the 2009 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) and Malawi seems to be doing fine relative to last year's scores. See http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2004 The trend in CPI ranking and the scores for Malawi are graphed below, by year Cheers The bottom line is that we are not too bad, are we?

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The 19 May 2009 arrives, Malawians vote for leaders of their choice. The outcomes are such that 67 % choose Bingu wa Mutharika, 32 % choose John Tembo and one percent chose to vote for the others. Conspicuous in the vote pattern are the following facts -the Southern voters generally vote massively for the southerner Bingu wa Mutharika although the Machinga and Mangochi districts choose MCP markedly, for the first time since the dawn of democracy. -the central region splits the vote between Bingu and Tembo –the first time that the central region has markedly backed a non-central candidate since the birth of democracy - The northern region votes wholly for Bingu wa Mutharika and does so more than any other region, in per cent terms. Ultimately, the South gives Bingu 48 % of his vote, the centre gives him 32 % of his vote, while the north gives him 20 % of his vote. He has won, the opposition is defeated , this time massively. Bingu is sworn in and organises a tour to thank voters. He cal

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. Benjamin Franklin

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The master economist must possess a rare combination of gifts. He must reach a high standard in several directions and must combine talents not often found together. He must be a mathematician, a historian, a statesman and a philosopher in some degree. He must study the present in light of the past for the purpose of the future. J. M Keynes