Global Articles & Case Studies - Springfield Centre

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

Article Entrepreneurship Global

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

Article Global Water & Sanitation

WASHing their hands of the sustainability question: ICAI’s DFID WASH Review

DFID is now the largest donor for basic WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) services in low-income countries, investing over £700m…

Kate Fogelberg27/07/2016

Article Global Measuring Systemic Change

The System of Evidence

The lack of evidence to support market systems approaches, and particularly attempts to achieve systemic change is widely cited in…

Ben Taylor01/06/2016

Global MSD Guidance Paper

Systems and Systemic Change – Clarity in Concept

The Springfield Centre, April 2016 This paper seeks to contribute to a debate in development policy and practice around the…

Springfield Centre20/04/2016

Article Development Effectiveness Global Water & Sanitation

Private Sector Involvement in Water – Global Lessons

The Springfield Centre, April 2016 This paper examines the controversial topic of private sector involvement in the water sector. It…

Springfield Centre01/04/2016

Article Development Effectiveness Global

10 Years of the Scottish Government’s International Development Programme: Distinctive Role or ‘Me-Too’ Gesture?

The Springfield Centre, April 2016 Drawing from publicly available information, especially on its flagship initiative in Malawi, this paper examines…

Springfield Centre01/04/2016

Article Finance Global MSD Guidance

Making financial markets work healthily for the poor

David Porteous and Julie Zollman Originally published in Enterprise Development and Microfinance Vol. 27 No. 1, March 2016 The financial sector…

Springfield Centre01/03/2016

Article Global MSD in New Sectors

New approaches to old problems: systemic change as a unifying objective

Ben Taylor and Jason Donovan Originally published in Enterprise Development and Microfinance Vol. 27 No. 1, March 2016 Systemic approaches to…

Ben Taylor01/03/2016

Global Guidance MSD Guidance

The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition)

DFID/SDC, September 2015 One of a series of three documents on the M4P approach, the updated M4P Operational Guide, commissioned…

Springfield Centre20/09/2015

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