| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-10页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS | 第10-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION | 第13-26页 |
| 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY | 第13-22页 |
| 1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS | 第22-23页 |
| 1.3 SIGNIFANCE OF THE STUDY | 第23-25页 |
| 1.4 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY | 第25-26页 |
| CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW | 第26-38页 |
| 2.1 THEORETICAL REVIEW REGARDING TRADE FACILITATION | 第26-29页 |
| 2.2 EMPIRICAL REVIEW | 第29-37页 |
| 2.2.1 EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF TRADE FACILITATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH BASED ON TRADE FLOWS | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.3 MAJOR EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF TRADE FACILITATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH | 第33-37页 |
| 2.3 SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW AND RESEARCH GAP | 第37-38页 |
| CHAPTER THREE: OVERVIEW AND TRADE FACILITATION IN MALAWI | 第38-59页 |
| 3.1 GLOBAL OVERVIEW OF TRADE FACILITATION | 第38-39页 |
| 3.2 TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT | 第39-42页 |
| 3.3 BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT | 第42-43页 |
| 3.4 TRADE FACILITATION IN MALAWI | 第43-59页 |
| 3.4.1 BRIEF BACKGROUND OF MALAWI | 第43-50页 |
| 3.4.2 MALAWI GOVERNMENT POLICY AND REGULATION CONCERNING TRADE FACILITATION | 第50-51页 |
| 3.4.3 EXISTING TRADE FACILITATION OBSTACTLES AND CHALLENGES IN MALAWI | 第51-59页 |
| 3.4.3.1 NUMEROUS IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION DOCUMENTS | 第52-53页 |
| 3.4.3.2 HIGH FEES AND CHARGES | 第53-54页 |
| 3.4.3.3 INSUFFICIENT AUTOMATIC DATA SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES | 第54-55页 |
| 3.4.3.4 LACK OF TRANSPARENCY | 第55-56页 |
| 3.4.3.5 POOR STREAMLINING OF BORDER PROCEDURES | 第56-57页 |
| 3.4.3.6 NUMEROUS MANUAL INSPECTIONS | 第57-59页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION | 第59-75页 |
| 4.1 METHODOLOGY | 第59-63页 |
| 4.1.1 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND EMPIRICAL METHODOLOGY | 第59-60页 |
| 4.1.2 DATA TYPE AND SOURCES | 第60-61页 |
| 4.1.3 EMPIRICAL MODEL | 第61-62页 |
| 4.1.4 VARIABLES AND HYPOTHESIS | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2 ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS | 第63-75页 |
| 4.2.1 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS | 第63-65页 |
| 4.2.2 EMPIRICAL RESULTS OF THE MODELS | 第65-74页 |
| 4.2.2.1 IMPACT OF TRADE FACILITATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MALAWI USING TRADE AS INDICATOR | 第66-70页 |
| 4.2.2.2 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRADE FACILITATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MALAWI USING RELATED IMPORT AND EXPORT COSTS AS INDICATOR | 第70-72页 |
| 4.2.2.3 IMPACT OF TRADE FACILITATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN MALAWI USING TIME TO IMPORT AND EXPORT AS INDICATOR | 第72-74页 |
| 4.2.3 SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS | 第74-75页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUNSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS | 第75-81页 |
| 5.1 CONCLUNSION | 第75-76页 |
| 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS | 第76-81页 |
| REFERENCES | 第81-84页 |
| Appendixes | 第84-88页 |
