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

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Response to “Disgusted of North Yorkshire …..” Blog Post

Response to “Disgusted of North Yorkshire …..”

Dear Disgusted of North Yorkshire, We all have a lot to learn from our children. Here’s one story that might…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre10/03/2015
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Disgusted of North Yorkshire ….. Blog Post

Disgusted of North Yorkshire …..

Having worked in development for over 25 years it is fair to say I have seen the good, the bad…
Roger Oakeley
Roger Oakeley19/02/2015
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Market systems approach – all about business, really? Blog Post

Market systems approach – all about business, really?

If we are to be useful allies to poor people then it is important we understand the difference between businesses…
Julian Hamilton-Peach
Julian Hamilton-Peach03/02/2015
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Plans and pain: are we mice or men .…? Blog Post

Plans and pain: are we mice or men .…?

On Saturday 24 January I’ll be revisiting my Scottish roots (albeit rather distant ones!) and attending a Burns supper. For…
David Elliott
David Elliott21/01/2015
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Book Review: Easterly’s ‘The Tyranny of Experts’ Blog Post

Book Review: Easterly’s ‘The Tyranny of Experts’

Development through the eyes of a tyrant I would never be so bold as to claim to be an expert…
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor27/10/2014
Capital in the 21st Century
Book Review: Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’ Blog Post

Book Review: Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’

By Dr Ben Taylor The Irrelevance of Inequality in Aid Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century and much of…
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor27/10/2014
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Improving Agricultural Extension Services in Bangladesh Using the M4P Approach AgricultureCase StudyFacilitationSouthern Asia

Improving Agricultural Extension Services in Bangladesh Using the M4P Approach

KATALYST, Bangladesh, October 2014 This case study explores the approach taken by the Katalyst programme in supporting Bangladesh’s public agricultural…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre20/10/2014
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The development tourist’s guide to…writing a case study Blog Post

The development tourist’s guide to…writing a case study

By Roger Oakeley The case study has become a staple in the development diet of those seeking to evaluate and…
Roger Oakeley
Roger Oakeley17/10/2014
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Education and lasting access to fertiliser: How Nigerian smallholders and businesses are prospering together AgricultureCase StudyFacilitationWestern, Northern & Central Africa

Education and lasting access to fertiliser: How Nigerian smallholders and businesses are prospering together

Propcom Mai-karfi, Nigeria, August 2014 A case study exploring the DFID-funded Propcom initiative’s efforts to increase smallholder farmers’ access to…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre20/08/2014
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Who’s invited to the wedding in private sector engagement? Blog Post

Who’s invited to the wedding in private sector engagement?

Private sector engagement. In development, it’s buzzier than a wasp in a jam factory. For the ever growing number of ‘systems…
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor08/08/2014
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