The DCED Evidence Framework provides access to robust research on results across all types of private sector development. It aims to support evidence-informed arguments for PSD, while highlighting remaining research gaps.
BEAM Evidence Map, in contrast, focuses on the impact of market systems programmes only.
The DCED framework is organised according to the logic by which programmes typically expect to achieve pro-poor impacts. Hence it is designed as a ‘clickable’ results chain that signposts key evidence for each step in the results chain.
Covers evidence about all major private sector development approaches
Focuses on evidence documents from and about programmes using a market systems development approach
How it organises evidence
Organises evidence in an overarching results chain detailing different outputs, outcomes and impacts that PSD programmes typically aim to achieve
Each ‘link’ in the results chain provides a narrative of what works or does not work, links to individual studies and briefly summarises their key findings
How it organises evidence
Arranges evidence documents in a matrix, organised into four broad results-levels, and categorised into various types of market systems intervention
The matrix focuses on highlighting research gaps and the amount or quality of research available on specific aspects; individual studies are hyperlinked
Useful for:
PSD strategy development
Writing business cases
Producing literature reviews on ‘what works’
Useful for:
Accessing available studies for a variety of research uses
Identifying research gaps for future studies
Type of resources:
Focuses on robust/ high-confidence studies
Includes academic and programme-level evidence
References journals and publicly accessible research
Type of resources:
References all available studies on a specific aspect
Distinguishes between low confidence and high confidence studies
