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Publications on Market Systems Development (MSD), sustainable development, and global development insights, research, and practical guidance.

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Gridlock: The Failure of Global Governance for International Development Development EffectivenessGlobalPaper

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 Taylor
Ben Taylor02/03/2018
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Even supporters should ask questions about Scotland’s overseas aid ArticleDevelopment EffectivenessEastern & 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 Centre
Springfield Centre23/02/2018
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Scots international aid liable to be squandered says damning report ArticleDevelopment EffectivenessEastern & 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 Centre
Springfield Centre23/02/2018
Alan Gibson
Alan Gibson: Of Mice and Men Blog Post

Alan Gibson: Of Mice and Men

Alan Gibson was found dead on 10th February, 2018 having gone walking in the mountains of north-west Scotland and failed…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre20/02/2018
Alan Gibson
A Tribute to Alan Gibson 1961 – 2018 Blog Post

A Tribute to Alan Gibson 1961 – 2018

Last week a light went out in our world. A light for which there is no replacement. Alan Gibson spent…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre12/02/2018
The Wire
The Wire as a market systems analysis of urban poverty Blog Post

The Wire as a market systems analysis of urban poverty

More than 15 years since it was released, The Wire remains as relevant today as it was then. While the technologies…
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor17/01/2018
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Is a genuinely sustainable, locally-led, politically-smart approach to economic governance and Business Environment Reform possible? Case StudyFacilitationPolicyWestern, 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 Centre
Springfield Centre04/01/2018
An introduction to Market Systems Development
An introduction to Market Systems Development Blog PostVideo

An introduction to Market Systems Development

This short, jargon-free video from the BEAM Exchange explains what the market systems approach is all about: how it differs…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre15/12/2017
Community Journalism networks - voices from the village
Community Journalism networks – voices from the village ArticleFacilitationMediaWestern, 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 Centre
Springfield Centre14/12/2017
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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