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Market Systems Development (MSD) is in many ways simply a collation and codification of good development practice. The field is continually developing as lessons learned are translated into improved and updated guidance.

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BEAM MSD Tool Library

As you might know from our previous ABC post, here at Springfield, we're big on Knowledge Sharing. So we're excited…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre06/10/2022
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GuidanceMeasuring Systemic ChangeMSD GuidanceVideo

Unpicking system change

A recently published paper - The antidote to systemic change frameworks: six practical steps to assess systemic change (and improve…
Rachel Shah
Rachel Shah11/04/2020
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Unpacking incentives and capacities: factors affecting actor behaviour change GlobalGuidanceMSD GuidancePaper

Unpacking incentives and capacities: factors affecting actor behaviour change

The goal of Market Systems Development (MSD) programmes is to change systems so that they work better for poor, or…
Jake Lomax
Jake Lomax16/10/2018
Influencing Government: Five top tips
Influencing Government: five top tips 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 Seely
Kevin Seely14/12/2017
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Few market systems programmes work with the media. Are we missing out? 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 Seely
Kevin Seely27/07/2017
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – Spanish)
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – Spanish) 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 Centre
Springfield Centre01/05/2017
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – French)
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – French) GlobalGuidanceMSD Guidance

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

DFID/SDC, May 2017 The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – French): One of a…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre01/05/2017
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Systems and Systemic Change – Clarity in Concept GlobalMSD GuidancePaper

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 Centre
Springfield Centre20/04/2016
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Making financial markets work healthily for the poor ArticleFinanceGlobalMSD 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 Centre
Springfield Centre01/03/2016
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition)
The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition) GlobalGuidanceMSD 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 Centre
Springfield Centre20/09/2015
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