Adaptive ManagementGlobal Does management of market systems approaches need to adapt? A study into how contractual and management features influence implementation of ‘Making Markets Work for the Poor’ projects. by Victoria…Springfield Centre13/04/2018
Adaptive ManagementGlobalPaper Springfield Working Paper Series #6 – Designed to Fail The development world is abuzz with discussions about how ‘adaptive management’ is critical to more effective aid. Proponents argue that…Ben Taylor11/04/2018
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 Centre04/01/2018
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 Centre14/12/2017
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 Seely14/12/2017
Case StudyFacilitationPolicyWestern, Northern & Central Africa National Assembly Business Environment Roundtables (NASSBER) – securing economic opportunity In the past 2 years, the Nigerian economy has suffered from significant slump in the price of oil on the…David Elliott15/11/2017
ArticleDevelopment effectivenessGlobalPolicy Springfield Centre submission to IDC Enquiry 30: Commentary on DFID Annual Report The Springfield Centre welcomes this opportunity to comment on DFID’s annual report. Our comments focus on the following inter-related areas:…Springfield Centre01/11/2017
ArticleEducationGlobalMSD in new sectors DFID’s work on education: Leaving no one behind? Executive Summary The Springfield Centre is a mission-driven private research, training, and consultancy organisation involved for over 20 years in…Springfield Centre01/11/2017
Case StudyEastern & Southern AfricaFacilitationFinance How the LIFT project in Ethiopia promotes financial inclusion Lessons learned from access to finance interventions within the Land Investment for Transformation Programme (LIFT) in Ethiopia. The case study looks at…Springfield Centre31/10/2017
GlobalGuidanceMSD Guidance The Operational Guide for Making Markets Work for the Poor (2nd Edition – Spanish) DFID/SDC, May 2017 One of a series of three documents on the M4P approach, the updated M4P Operational Guide, commissioned…Springfield Centre01/05/2017