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This African aid initiative starts with a village… but what happens next? ArticleDevelopment EffectivenessEastern & Southern Africa

This African aid initiative starts with a village… but what happens next?

Alan Gibson Originally featured on The Guardian, December 2009 A dewy-eyed view of charity work in Katine may just end…
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Alan Gibson17/12/2009
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Rural development news article: “Understanding embedded business services” AgricultureArticleFacilitationSouthern AsiaWest & Central Asia

Rural development news article: “Understanding embedded business services”

SDC, Switzerland, January 2006 This article was published, on behalf of the FAUNO Consortium, as a background paper for the…
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Springfield Centre12/01/2006
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Making markets work for the poor as a core objective for governments and development agencies ArticleGlobalMSD Guidance

Making markets work for the poor as a core objective for governments and development agencies

The ComMark Trust, South Africa, February 2004 This is a foundation document. It explores the nature of and interaction between…
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Springfield Centre12/02/2004
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From principles to practice: ten critical challenges for BDS market development ArticleGlobalMSD Guidance

From principles to practice: ten critical challenges for BDS market development

Small Enterprise Development Journal, Vol. 14 No. 4, December 2003 This position paper reviews the state of the BDS field…
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Springfield Centre12/12/2003
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