Themes Publications & Guidance - Springfield Centre

Case Study Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Finance

Formalising Informality: savings groups, community finance and the role of FSD Kenya

FSD Africa, September 2016 Written for FSD Africa, this case is part of a series of studies exploring “market facilitation…

Springfield Centre01/09/2016

Case Study Eastern & Southern Africa Facilitation Finance

FSD Kenya: 10 years of a market systems approach

FSD Africa, August 2016 Written for FSD Africa, this case is part of a series of studies exploring “market facilitation…

Springfield Centre01/08/2016

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

Case Study Europe Facilitation Skills & Jobs

Job Matching Services in Kosovo – a learning case

HSI/SDC, March 2016 This learning case profiles the innovative work of the EYE – Enhancing Youth Employment project in Kosovo.…

Springfield Centre20/03/2016

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 Education MSD in New Sectors Western, Northern & Central Africa

Market systems development in education? An experimental case from Nigeria

Ben Taylor, Sarah Barlow & Roger Cunningham Originally published in Enterprise Development and Microfinance Vol. 27 No. 1, March 2016 Education…

Ben Taylor01/03/2016

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