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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

Article Development Effectiveness Eastern & Southern Africa

Even supporters should ask questions about Scotland’s overseas aid

RECENTLY I drew attention to a report on the Scottish Government’s international development fund, which claimed we don’t know enough…

Springfield Centre23/02/2018

Article Development Effectiveness Eastern & Southern Africa

Scots international aid liable to be squandered says damning report

MINISTERS have no way of measuring the effectiveness of its £10 million international development budget, a new report has warned.…

Springfield Centre23/02/2018

Case Study Facilitation Policy Western, Northern & Central Africa

Is a genuinely sustainable, locally-led, politically-smart approach to economic governance and Business Environment Reform possible?

This paper examines what it means to be genuinely sustainable, locally-led, and politically-smart, drawing on the successes and failures of the…

Springfield Centre04/01/2018

Article Facilitation Media Western, Northern & Central Africa

Community Journalism networks – voices from the village

Community Journalism networks as a method of enhancing news and programming on commercial radio in Africa Africa’s small private radio…

Springfield Centre14/12/2017

Article Global MSD 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

Case Study Facilitation Policy Western, Northern & Central Africa

National Assembly Business Environment Roundtables (NASSBER) – securing economic opportunity

In the past 2 years, the Nigerian economy has suffered from significant slump in the price of oil on the…

David Elliott15/11/2017

Article Development Effectiveness Global Policy

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

Article Education Global MSD 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

Case Study Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Finance

How the LIFT project in Ethiopia promotes financial inclusion

Lessons learned from access to finance interventions within the Land Investment for Transformation Programme (LIFT) in Ethiopia. The case study looks at…

Springfield Centre31/10/2017

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