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WASHing their hands of the sustainability question: ICAI’s DFID WASH Review

DFID is now the largest donor for basic WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) services in low-income countries, investing over £700m…

Kate Fogelberg27/07/2016

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10 Years of the Scottish Government’s International Development Programme: Distinctive Role or ‘Me-Too’ Gesture?

The Springfield Centre, April 2016 Drawing from publicly available information, especially on its flagship initiative in Malawi, this paper examines…

Springfield Centre01/04/2016

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Give enterprise challenge funds a chance: isn’t 300 years enough time?

Around 18 months ago I was part of a peer review panel to a project led by Robin Davies and…

David Elliott02/03/2016

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Standing up and Being Counted

What’s the point in having a trumpet if you can’t give it the occasional toot? So, play on... Springfield recently…

Springfield Centre31/03/2015

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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 Centre10/03/2015

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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 Oakeley19/02/2015

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If we want better development, cut the UK aid budget

The UK aid budget is central to debates on development effectiveness. This article explores why reducing the UK aid budget…

Alan Gibson17/03/2014

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Why DFID’s proposed new Start Up! programme is bunkum and should be ditched

When a donor issues a proposal of dubious development worth, the usual practice of contractors is to keep schtum, hiding…

Alan Gibson17/02/2014

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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

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Zip goes a million

In 1902, an American novelist named George Barr McCutcheon, penned the amusing work of fiction, “Brewster’s Millions”. At the turn…

Dan Nippard13/09/2013

Financing Development

WASHing their hands of the sustainability question: ICAI’s DFID WASH Review

10 Years of the Scottish Government’s International Development Programme: Distinctive Role or ‘Me-Too’ Gesture?

Give enterprise challenge funds a chance: isn’t 300 years enough time?

Standing up and Being Counted

Response to “Disgusted of North Yorkshire …..”

Disgusted of North Yorkshire …..

If we want better development, cut the UK aid budget

Why DFID’s proposed new Start Up! programme is bunkum and should be ditched

So why does development fail? Here’s why…

Zip goes a million

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