Themes Publications & Guidance - Springfield Centre

Adaptive Management Article Education Europe

Private sector responsive vocational education in Serbia

VEEDA, August 2017 This case study explores how systemic changes has unfolded in Serbia’s vocational education and training system improving…

Springfield Centre01/08/2017

Article Global Media MSD 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

Reducing poverty through financial sector development

Article Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Finance

The Art of Financial Market Facilitation; Learning from the Financial Sector Deepening Network

FSD Africa, July 2017 This paper published by FSD Africa explores the art of market facilitation in action through a…

Springfield Centre01/07/2017

Adaptive Management Article Eastern & Southern Africa Finance

Market Facilitation Is the Way Ahead, But It Needs to Do More

By Alan Gibson Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on CGAP’s website and can be viewed HERE Kenya is a…

Alan Gibson27/06/2017

Global Guidance MSD 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

Global Guidance MSD 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 Centre01/05/2017

Case Study Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Finance

Catalysing Investment Finance for SMEs: FSD Tanzania’s Foray into the Enterprise Growth Market

FSD Africa, March 2017 Written for FSD Africa, this case is part of a series of studies exploring “market facilitation…

Springfield Centre01/03/2017

Article Global Measuring 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

Article Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Media

Making Information Systems Work for the Poor: The case of media

The Springfield Centre, October 2016 This paper considers the importance of information and the constraints to its availability and appropriateness…

Springfield Centre01/10/2016

Case Study Europe Facilitation Tourism

Making the most of Serbia’s tourism: The school calendar and the political economy for change

The Springfield Centre, October 2016 This learning case highlights how RDA Zlatibor, financed by SDC, applied a market systems approach…