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The practical politics of cash versus maize in Malawi

Abstract:: Malawi's procurement and distribution of maize and related agricultural inputs are marked by inefficiency, misconduct and capture. The system works for those in power but harms Malawi's people and economy. Donors have helped perpetuate this. Deep reform is required. Cash transfers may offer a politically feasible way to get there.

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Archibald, E., & Open PEA team. (2026). The practical politics of cash versus maize in Malawi. University of Oxford.

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Archibald, E, and Open PEA team. “The Practical Politics of Cash versus Maize in Malawi.” University of Oxford, 2026. Open PEA Product Series.

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Archibald, E, and Open PEA team. 2026. “The Practical Politics of Cash versus Maize in Malawi.” Open PEA Product Series. University of Oxford.
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Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Politics & Int Relations
Role:: Author

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Role:: Author

Publisher:: University of Oxford
Series:: Open PEA Product Series
Publication date:: 2026-03-19
Paper number:: 1

Language:: English
Keywords:: disaster relief

social protection

maize

political economy analysis

agricultural support

cash transfers

Malawi
Pubs id:: 2391858
Local pid:: pubs:2391858
Deposit date:: 2026-03-19
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_d54173c0d1274a06a6302a7857136f18

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Copyright holder:: Archibald and Open PEA
Copyright date:: 2026
Rights statement:: © 2026 The Author(s). Published in 2026 by the Open Political Economy Analysis Programme, University of Oxford under a CC Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International licence.

Licence:: CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

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