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Georgia’s ‘Growth Hub’ network supporting rural business

Georgia’s post-pandemic economic rebound has been strong, but its benefits remain unevenly distributed. Growth has concentrated in major cities, while…

Springfield Centre03/07/2026

Blog Post Global

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

Global Paper Research Guidance

Springfield Working Paper Series #5: A Reality Check for Rapid Immersion in Development Research

In search of rigour, ethics, and relevance One of the most damning critiques of the development industry is that it…

Rachel Shah13/04/2018

Development Effectiveness Global Paper

Gridlock: The Failure of Global Governance for International Development

This document is part of the Springfield Working Paper Series as part of the Springfield Centre’s active engagement in linking…

Ben Taylor02/03/2018

Article Global Water & Sanitation

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

Article Global Measuring Systemic Change

The System of Evidence

The lack of evidence to support market systems approaches, and particularly attempts to achieve systemic change is widely cited in…

Ben Taylor01/06/2016

Agriculture Case Study Southern Asia

Katalyst’s Contribution to Systemic Change

The Springfield Centre, June 2016 This suite of case studies seeks to examine how systemic change has happened over three…

Springfield Centre01/06/2016

Article Development Effectiveness Global Water & Sanitation

Private Sector Involvement in Water – Global Lessons

The Springfield Centre, April 2016 This paper examines the controversial topic of private sector involvement in the water sector. It…

Springfield Centre01/04/2016

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 Oakeley17/10/2014

Agriculture Case Study Facilitation Western, 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 Centre20/08/2014

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