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Adaptive Management Global

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 Management Global Paper

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

Blog Post

So why does development fail? Here’s why…

“Why does development fail?” To a familiar and fundamental question arrives insight from an unusual source with, potentially, far-reaching significance.…

Alan Gibson13/02/2014

Blog Post

Farmer groups: Why we love them, why we do them and why they fail

Someone once told me that I couldn’t be a real agriculturalist until I had at least one failed chicken project…

Tim Stewart07/01/2014

Article Development Effectiveness Eastern & 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…

Alan Gibson17/12/2009

Failure

Does management of market systems approaches need to adapt?

Springfield Working Paper Series #6 – Designed to Fail

So why does development fail? Here’s why…

Farmer groups: Why we love them, why we do them and why they fail

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

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