Development effectivenessGlobalPaper Gridlock: The Failure of Global Governance for International Development This document is part of the Springfield Working Paper Series as part of the Springfield Centre’s active engagement in linking…Ben Taylor02/03/2018
ArticleGlobalMSD Guidance Influencing Government: five top tips Many of us working on market systems interventions have at some point struggled to influence government. At ENABLE2, a business…Kevin Seely14/12/2017
ArticleDevelopment effectivenessGlobalPolicy Springfield Centre submission to IDC Enquiry 30: Commentary on DFID Annual Report The Springfield Centre welcomes this opportunity to comment on DFID’s annual report. Our comments focus on the following inter-related areas:…Springfield Centre01/11/2017
ArticleEducationGlobalMSD in new sectors DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind? Executive Summary The Springfield Centre is a mission-driven private research, training, and consultancy organisation involved for over 20 years in…Springfield Centre01/11/2017
ArticleGlobalMediaMSD Guidance Few market systems programmes work with the media. Are we missing out? If you work in a development programme, there is a high chance that the media can help you achieve your…Kevin Seely27/07/2017
GlobalGuidanceMSD Guidance The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – Spanish) DFID/SDC, May 2017 One of a series of three documents on the M4P approach, the updated M4P Operational Guide, commissioned…Springfield Centre01/05/2017
GlobalGuidanceMSD Guidance The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – French) DFID/SDC, May 2017 One of a series of three documents on the M4P approach, the updated M4P Operational Guide, commissioned…Springfield Centre01/05/2017
ArticleGlobal How Populism is Distorting the Aid Debate Why give aid? Respondents to that question fall into a number of different camps. As a crude typology, firstly, you…Ben Taylor05/04/2017
ArticleGlobalMeasuring Sustainability Who Wants to Give Forever? The Springfield Centre, November 2016 This paper re-examines the use of the term ‘sustainability’ in development and the consequences of…Springfield Centre01/11/2016
ArticleEntrepreneurshipGlobal Businesses behaving badly: why it matters, why it happens and what we do about it In many markets we find ‘institutional biases’ - consistent patterns of behaviour among businesspeople, consumers or governments which affect how…Kevin Seely30/09/2016