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SDGs at 10: Sustainable Development Goals or Some Decorative Graphics?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) just turned ten. In human terms, that's old enough to know better. In development terms,…

Springfield Centre20/05/2026

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Signed, Sealed and (Still Not) Delivered

When Aid Ambition Meets Political Reality In 1970, the world’s richest countries gathered under the banner of the United Nations…

Springfield Centre14/05/2026

Packs of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc

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Making markets work for the poo-er: from pilot to sustained scale in the health sector

Following our recent piece on pilots, we thought we'd share a real life example of how a 'failed' pilot can…

Springfield Centre28/04/2026

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In defence of pilots

Spare a thought for the pilots. Not the ones in the cockpit. We’re talking about all those tests and experiments…

Springfield Centre23/04/2026

Agriculture Case Study Measuring Sustainability Measuring Systemic Change Southern Asia

MDF: Systemic Change in the Fodder Market for Smallholder Farmers in Pakistan

MDF in Pakistan was part of a flagship, multi-country Australian Government program which aims to create additional employment and income…

Rachel Shah30/05/2022

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Things that make you go ‘Hmmm…’ – the agriculture edition

I am not an agriculturist. In fact, I’m quite a bad gardener. For four seasons in a row, I’ve tried…

Kate Fogelberg29/04/2022

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The other ‘F word’

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. These words have been repeated by many a British politician during the…

Kate Fogelberg04/05/2021

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Prime rib, Goodhart’s Law, and MSD

Getting assigned to the prime rib station at the Yellowstone National Park cafeteria was like winning the golden ticket. Every…

Kate Fogelberg07/12/2020

Case Study Development Effectiveness Global Skills & Jobs

Final Independent Evaluation of the ILO Lab, Phase II

The ‘Market Systems Development for Decent Work’ project, known as the Lab, is a global project implemented by the International…

Rachel Shah04/12/2020

Agriculture Case Study Measuring Sustainability Southern Asia

The Enter-Growth Programme: A Decade On

In market systems development programmes, is ‘sustainability’ a realistic project objective or just a baseless buzzword? One of the core…

Rachel Shah07/05/2020

Development Effectiveness

SDGs at 10: Sustainable Development Goals or Some Decorative Graphics?

Signed, Sealed and (Still Not) Delivered

Making markets work for the poo-er: from pilot to sustained scale in the health sector

In defence of pilots

MDF: Systemic Change in the Fodder Market for Smallholder Farmers in Pakistan

Things that make you go ‘Hmmm…’ – the agriculture edition

The other ‘F word’

Prime rib, Goodhart’s Law, and MSD

Final Independent Evaluation of the ILO Lab, Phase II

The Enter-Growth Programme: A Decade On

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