Adamolekun, Lapido creator Laleye, Mouftaou Kulemeka, Noel text xu| 1997 continuing ng p.209-22 This article reviews the efforts aimed at reforming the civil service of Malawi at the same time as the country has been undergoing political transition and economic liberalization since 1991. Some of the measures in the civil service reform programme interfaced with either the political transition process (for example, the Public Service Act) or with economic policy reform (for example, privatization). In a few other cases, it was a mixture, a political economy perspective (for example, curbing corruption). The article draws attention to the achievements and problems of implementation, including the coordination of donor support, and highlights the lessons learned and the prospects for the remaining years of the decade and beyond. - Reproduced Civil service - Malawi Economic liberalization - Malawi Administrative reform - Malawi Administrative reform Public Administration and Development 180718